InheritanceBeispiel

John reads, "whoever lives by believing in me will never die." Some people believe this means it is possible to never die. Therefore, today, people believe they will live physically until the second coming of Jesus, even if that is thousands of years away. Although it is understandable how someone could interpret this verse in that manner, it is very doubtful that this is what Jesus truly meant.

First, a doctrine as profound as this would certainly be well documented in other scriptures. Sometimes, other scriptures may be quoted supporting this claim but would not lead a person to this conclusion alone.

There would already have to be a prejudice in favor of this stand within a person to lead him to interpret these scriptures in this light. That is not a sound method of Bible interpretation. Also, there is no single scriptural example of anyone who obtained this. That should make anyone suspect this teaching. Enoch or Elijah might be cited as examples, but they were translated, so they didn't die. They are not still in their physical bodies on this earth.

There have been periods in church history where certain truths were suppressed, such as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit or healing, and then revived through a move of God. But there was always a remnant of the church that continually experienced these blessings of God. That cannot be shown to be true with this belief that a believer can remain on the earth in his physical body until Jesus comes. Therefore, this passage of scripture concerning never dying is generally accepted as referring to the eternal life we receive at salvation. The promise of never dying spiritually is made many times in scripture and is promised to every believer.

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