KJV ORIGINAL
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Here's the deal: everyone's got one death coming, and after that comes the moment when everything gets sorted out.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
One life, one death, then we all face the music.
📚 Historical Context
The Book of Hebrews was written to Jewish Christians facing persecution and tempted to revert to Judaism, emphasizing the new covenant's superiority over the old. In this context, the author contrasts the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament priesthood with Christ's single, perfect offering. Hebrews 9:27 uses the universal reality of death and judgment to illustrate that, just as death is appointed once for all people, so Christ's sacrifice is final and sufficient.
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