Re: Revelation 3:20

"Andrew" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Samuel Spade" wrote
> > Attila wrote:
> >> Samuel Spade wrote:
> >> >"Andrew" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. Any
> >> >> one who believes in me will live, even after dying.
> >> >> Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will
> >> >> never die."
> >> >>                        John 11:25-26 NLT
> >> >
> >> >Never die?  Are you sure?
> >> >
> >> > Hebrews 9:27
> >> > And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after
> >> > this the judgment:
> >> >
> >> >Never die, once die.  Never die, once die.  Which will it be?
> >> >Oh, wait:
> >> >
> >> > Revelation 21:8
> >> > But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable,
> >> > and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and
> >> > idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the
> >> > lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the
> >> > second death.
> >> >
> >> >Damn. Now we're up to the second death!
> >> >
> >> >Never die, twice die.  Never die, twice die.  Tough choices!
> 
> The default numbur is 'two'.  If you want to die only 
> once, then you must come up in the first resurrection.

Oh no you don't.  You're already on record as saying whoever
believes in Jesus *will never die*.  How do you do that?  As
you are quoted above, and I repeat:

> >> >> Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. Any
> >> >> one who believes in me will live, even after dying.
> >> >> Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will
> >> >> never die."   John 11:25-26 NLT

I admit, Andrew, you're on the horns of a dilema.  You can
either accept John 11:26 and never die, or go by Heb 9:27 and
die once.  Or, of course, enjoy a rich life of sin and
abomination, and be blessed with double deaths, per Rev 21:8.

The choices are all in pretty direct conflict, aren't they?