the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Hebrews 9:27
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And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,
And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,
Everyone dies once and then they are judged.
And because by God's law death comes to men once, and after that they are judged;
And forasmuch as it is the portion of men once to die, and after this judgment;
Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,
And as it is appointed for men once to die, and after this the judgment:
And since it is reserved for all mankind once to die, and afterwards to be judged;
And as it is appointed vnto men once to die, but after this the Iudgement:
And as it is reserved to men once to die, and after this, Judgment;
And as it is appoynted vnto me yt they shal once dye, and then cometh the iudgmet: Eue
as then it is appointed that men should die but once, after which the judgment ensues;
Everyone has to die once, then face the consequences. Christ's death was also a one-time event, but it was a sacrifice that took care of sins forever. And so, when he next appears, the outcome for those eager to greet him is, precisely, salvation.
And just as it is appointed and destined for all men to die once and after this [comes certain] judgment,
And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;
And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after that comes judgment,
And as it is apoynted vnto men that they shall once dye and then commeth the iudegement even
And inasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, and after this [comes] judgment;
And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:
and as it is laid up to men once to die, and after this -- judgment,
Just as everyone must die once and then be judged,
And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,
Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,
We die only once, and then we are judged.
Just as human beings have to die once, but after this comes judgment,
And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
And as it is appointed vnto men that they shall once die, and after that commeth the iudgement:
And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after their death, the judgment;
And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment—
Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,
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And as it is ordained to the sons of men, that they must once die, and after their death the judgment;
And, as it is appointed to men, that they must once die, and after their death is the judgment;
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment,
It is in the plan that all men die once. After that, they will stand before God and be judged.
And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;
And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment,
And, inasmuch as it is in store for men - once for all to die, but after this, judgment,
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment:
And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this, judgment,
And as it is appoynted vnto men once to dye, and after this the iudgement:
Everyone must die once. Then they are judged.
And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment,
Everyone must die once, and after that be judged by God.
And as it is ordeynede to men,
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as: Genesis 3:19, 2 Samuel 14:14, Job 14:5, Job 30:23, Psalms 89:48, Ecclesiastes 3:20, Ecclesiastes 9:5, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Romans 5:12
but: Hebrews 6:2, Job 19:25, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:26-29, Acts 17:31, Romans 2:5, Romans 14:9-12, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Timothy 4:1, Jude 1:15, Revelation 20:11
Reciprocal: Genesis 5:5 - and he died Genesis 47:29 - must die Genesis 50:24 - I die Joshua 23:14 - I am going Joshua 24:33 - died 1 Samuel 26:10 - his day 1 Kings 2:2 - I go 2 Kings 7:4 - we shall but die Job 3:19 - The small Job 21:33 - every man Psalms 49:10 - wise Ecclesiastes 2:16 - how Ecclesiastes 3:18 - concerning Ecclesiastes 6:6 - do Ecclesiastes 7:2 - that Ecclesiastes 8:8 - is no Ecclesiastes 12:5 - because Ezekiel 31:14 - delivered Zechariah 1:5 - General Matthew 22:25 - General Luke 20:32 - died John 12:48 - judge John 16:11 - judgment Acts 24:25 - judgment Romans 2:16 - God Romans 5:14 - death Romans 8:10 - the body 1 Corinthians 15:56 - sting Hebrews 7:8 - men Hebrews 12:23 - God Revelation 11:18 - and the time
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And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And as it is appointed unto men once to die,.... Not a moral, or what is commonly called a spiritual death, nor an eternal one, but a corporeal one; which does not arise from the constitution of nature, but from the sin of man, and God's decree on account of it; by which it is fixed that men shall die, and how long they shall live, and when they shall die; so that they cannot die sooner nor later; all things antecedent to death, which lead on to it, and issue in it, are appointed by God, and so is death itself, with all its circumstances; men's days can neither be lengthened nor shortened, either by Christ himself, or others: and this statute and appointment of God concerns men, not angels, and reaches to all men, wicked and righteous; and though there have been some exceptions, as Enoch and Elijah; and all will not sleep, or die, some will be found alive at Christ's appearing; yet such will undergo a change which is equivalent to death, as Enoch and Elijah have done: and generally speaking men die but once; it is not usual for men to die, and live again, and then die again; there have been some extraordinary instances of this kind, but they are rare; it is the statute law of heaven in common for men to die and that but once; so Cicero o the Heathen says, "omnibus definitam esse mortem": Christ died once, he will die no more; and it is the comfort of the saints, that though they die the first death, they shall not be hurt of the second death; and the consideration of this decree should excite to diligence and industry: death is certain to God, but uncertain to us, as to the time, nor should we curiously inquire into it, but patiently wait for it, and quietly submit unto it:
but after this the judgment; the last and general judgment, which will reach to all men, quick and dead, righteous and wicked, and in which Christ will be Judge. There is a particular judgment which is immediately after death; by virtue of which, the souls of men are condemned to their proper state of happiness or woe; and there is an universal judgment, which will be after the resurrection of the dead, and is called eternal judgment, and to come; this is appointed by God, though the time when is unknown to men; yet nothing is more certain, and it will be a righteous one.
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And as it is appointed unto men once to die - Or, “since it is appointed unto men to die once only.” The object of this is to illustrate the fact that Christ died but once for sin, and that is done by showing that the most important events pertaining to man occur but once. Thus, it is with “death.” That does not, and cannot occur many times. It is the great law of our being that people die only once, and hence, the same thing was to be expected to occur in regard to him who made the atonement. It could not be supposed that this great law pertaining to man would be departed from in the case of him who died to make the atonement, and that he would repeatedly undergo the pains of death. The same thing was true in regard to the “judgment.” Man is to he judged once, and but once. The decision is to be final, and is not to be repeated. In like manner there was a fitness that the great Redeemer should die “but once,” and that his death should, without being repeated, determine the destiny of man. There was a remarkable “oneness” in the great events which most affected people; and neither death, the judgment, nor the atonement could be repeated. In regard to the declaration here that “it is appointed unto men once to die,” we may observe:
(1) That death is the result of “appointment;” Genesis 3:19. It is not the effect of chance, or haphazard. It is not a “debt of nature.” It is not the condition to which man was subject by the laws of his creation. It is not to be accounted for by the mere principles of physiology. God could as well have made the heart to play forever as for 50 years. Death is no more the regular result of physical laws than the guillotine and the gallows are. It is in all cases the result of “intelligent appointment,” and for “an adequate cause.”
(2) That cause, or the reason of that appointment, is sin; notes, Romans 6:23. This is the adequate cause; this explains the whole of it. Holy beings do not die. There is not the slightest proof that an angel in heaven has died, or that any perfectly holy being has ever died except the Lord Jesus. In every death, then, we have a demonstration that the race is guilty; in each case of mortality we have an affecting memento that we are individually transgressors.
(3) Death occurs but “once” in this world. It cannot be repeated if we should desire to have it repeated. Whatever truths or facts then pertain to death; whatever lessons it is calculated to convey, pertain to it as an event which is not to occur again. That which is to occur but once in an eternity of existence acquires, from that very fact, if there were no other circumstances, an immense importance. What is to be done but, “once,” we should wish to be done well. We should make all proper preparation for it; we should regard it with singular interest. If preparation is to be made for it, we should make all which we expect “ever” to make. A man who is to cross the ocean but “once;” to go away from his home never to return, should make the right kind of preparation. He cannot come back to take what he has forgotten; to arrange what he has neglected; to give counsel which he has failed to do; to ask forgiveness for offences for which he has neglected to seek pardon. And so of death. A man who dies, dies but once. He cannot come back again to make preparation if he has neglected it; to repair the evils which he has caused by a wicked life; or to implore pardon for sins for which he had failed to ask forgiveness. Whatever is “to be done” with reference to death, is to be done “once for all” before he dies.
(4) Death occurs to all. “It is appointed unto men” - to the race. It is not an appointment for one, but for all. No one is appointed by name to die; and not an individual is designated as one who shall escape. No exception is made in favour of youth, beauty, or blood; no rank or station is exempt; no merit, no virtue, no patriotism, no talent, can purchase freedom from it. In every other sentence which goes out against people there may be “some” hope of reprieve. Here there is none. We cannot meet an individual who is not “under sentence of death.” It is not only the poor wretch in the dungeon doomed to the gallows who is to die, it is the rich man in his palace; the frivolous trifler in the assembly room; the friend that we embrace and love; and she whom we meet in the crowded saloon of fashion with all the graces of accomplishment and adorning. Each one of these is just as much under sentence of death as the poor wretch in the cell, and the execution on any one of them may occur before his. It is too for substantially the same cause, and is as really deserved. It is for “sin” that all are doomed to death, and the “fact” that we must die should be a constant remembrancer of our guilt.
(5) As death is to occur to us but once, there is a cheering interest in the reflection that when it is passed it is passed “forever.” The dying pang, the chill, the cold sweat, are not to be repeated. Death is not to approach us often - he is to be allowed to come to us but once. When we have once passed through the dark valley, we shall have the assurance that we shall never tread its gloomy way again. Once, then, let us be willing to die - since we can die “but” once; and let us rejoice in the assurance which the gospel furnishes, that they who die in the Lord leave the world to go where death in any form is unknown.
But after this the judgment - The apostle does not say “how long” after death this will be, nor is it possible for us to know; Acts 1:7; compare Matthew 24:36. We may suppose, however. that there will be two periods in which there will be an act of judgment passed on those who die.
(1) Immediately after death when they pass into the eternal world, when their destiny will be made known to them. This seems to be necessarily implied in the supposition that they will continue to live, and to be happy or miserable after death. This act of judgment may not be formal or public, but it will be such as to show them what must be the issues of the final day, and as the result of that interview with God, they will be made happy or miserable until the final doom shall be pronounced.
(2) The more public and formal act of judgment, when the whole world will be assembled at the bar of Christ; Matthew 25:0. The decision of that day will not change or reverse the former; but the trial will be of such a nature as to bring out all the deeds done on earth, and the sentence which will be pronounced will be in view of the universe, and will fix the everlasting doom. Then the body will have been raised; the affairs of the world will be wound up; the elect will all be gathered in, and the state of retribution will commence, to continue forever. The main thought of the apostle here may be, that after death will commence a state of “retribution” which can never change. Hence, there was a propriety that Christ should die but once. In that future world he would not die to make atonement, for there all will be fixed and final. If people, therefore, neglect to avail themselves of the benefits of the atonement here, the opportunity will be lost forever. In that changeless state which constitutes the eternal judgment no sacrifice will be again offered for sin; there will be no opportunity to embrace that Saviour who was rejected here on earth.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 27. As it is appointed — αποκειται. It is laid before them by the Divine decree: Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return. Unto men generally, during the course of the present world, not all men as some falsely quote; for Enoch and Elijah have not died, and those that shall be alive at the day of judgment shall not die, but be changed.
But after this the judgment — They shall die but once, and be judged but once, therefore there is no metempsychosis, no transmigration from body to body; judgment succeeds to dying; and as they shall be judged but once, they can die but once.
