Some verses say that Christians will never die (John 8:51, John 11:26), and Enoch (Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5) and Melchisedec (Hebrews 7:1-3) never died. However, other verses state that all men will die, such as Romans 5:12 and Hebrews 9:27.
So must everyone die?
Response
All men will die the first death. However, those who have accepted Christ will not experience the Second Death, which is an eternity in the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:15).
Many people believe Melchisedec was actually Jesus Christ. As for Enoch and Elijah who have apparently not died the first death yet, some think these are the two witnesses in Revelation 11, which do end up dying, thus fulfilling the rule that all men are appointed to die. In any case, all Christians will receive new, glorified bodies (I Corinthians 15:44), and so all of our carnal bodies will die at some point, even for those who are raptured, and for Enoch and Elijah.
The verses stating that Christians will not see death is referring to the Second Death; for instance, Jesus says this in John 11:26 after Lazarus had already died the first death, and so He was obviously not referring to that.
Someday, you will die, too. Are you ready?
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