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the Bible say He has appointed a time for each
of us to die and it might come at any moment?"
No. That's not what the Bible says. It says
God has appointed to every man "once" to die
(Hebrews 9:27)—and if you're a believer you'll
be happy to know that, spiritually speaking,
that "once" is already behind you. You died the
day you made Jesus Christ your LORD!
When you put your faith in Him, your old,
sinful spirit died and you were born again into
eternal life. So really, you've already done all
the dying you're ever going to do. When you
finish your life on earth you'll simply depart.
Your spirit will leave, and your physical body
will die because you aren't in it anymore. Your
kinfolk may dress it up, put it in a box, and
gather around it at the funeral, but you won't
be there. You'll be with Jesus in heaven. That's
a settled fact!
What has not yet been settled, though, is
when you're going to make your departure.
That will be determined by your faith and the
