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Two Viewpoints
At the end of his life, King David said, “I go the way of all the earth” (1 Kings 2:2). He was speaking of that which is common to all … death! His son Solomon said, “For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other” (Ecclesiastes 3:19). From a natural standpoint it is true, death, as a result of sin, affects all men, as well as every level of creation.
Paul looked at things from a different perspective when he wrote, “the time of my departure is at hand” (2 Timothy 4:6). And also, “to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better” (Philippians 1:23).
Both viewpoints are true. We need to realize that when we leave this world we do not leave it as an animal, but that we have a soul that lives on in one of two places. The Lord, when here on earth told a story of two men who lived and died. “And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments” (Luke 16:22, 23). Which would it be for you if you went “the way of all the earth” today?
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