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“Behold, all souls are Mine;
The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine;
The soul who sins shall die..."
Ezekiel 18:4
New King James Version (NKJV)
When sin was brought into a world created for perfection, that world was defiled. Satan's importation of evil into the world also brought a process of entropy. The world, the universe, and mankind is in a gradual process of decay until the point when the old will be destroyed and restored to perfection for all eternity.
Through their Original Sin Adam and Eve brought the consequence of death to themselves and all humans thereafter. We are now all susceptible to sin, hence death.
Death is something we all accept as a reality yet most of us go through life as though we ourselves may never die. We know that death comes to all humans, but death is such a peculiar mystery that it is difficult to imagine ourselves in that state--or non-state if that is a way to think of it.
We should strive for a sinless existence even though this is an unattainable goal for any of us. To claim that we are sinless is to commit the sin of lying. Sin is part of our human nature and we cannot rid ourselves of that part of us. We will sin and we will eventually die.
This seems like a bleak proposition, but there is a wonderful flipside. Death will not be a permanent state for those who look to God, accept Him, and love Him. Jesus waits for us to join Him in an eternal paradise.
God is in charge of eternity. Have you made the choice that will reserve your place in that eternity?
For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Romans 14:8
New King James Version (NKJV)
