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Bible passage<\/h3>\n

Jn 11:25 “he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live”.
\n<\/em> Jn 11:26 “he who lives and believes in me shall not die for ever.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Traditional interpretation<\/h3>\n

“Eternal life means that we do not die. Eternal life I already have now, I was taught, so I don’t die anymore. Believers have been made incorruptible just because they have put their trust in God…”. Or in other words: Those who believe this live in contradiction with the reality in which people die every day. Dying is denied. Death is denied.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”133154″]<\/p>\n

Counterargument<\/h3>\n

Jesus and Martha speak of resurrection, not of life in death. Here it says something else, namely:<\/p>\n

“Jesus replied to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in Me will live [f\u00fcr den \u00c4on] even if he dies. And everyone who lives then and believes in Me will by no means die for the eon! Do you believe this?”<\/em>
\nJohn 11:25-26<\/p>\n

Therefore, whoever lives during the future Messianic age will not then<\/strong> die for that age. However, life itself is regained only through resurrection<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”207730″]<\/p>\n

Justification<\/h3>\n

Each text must make sense in its own context. The theme here is the resurrection. Jesus said he was “the resurrection and the life”<\/em>. So the two go together. Even if someone dies, he will live<\/em> again through resurrection<\/em>.<\/p>\n

With the prospect of the messianic kingdom in mind, when all these wonderful things happen, Jesus says that people who believe in Him will live again for the eon (for the coming messianic age) even if they die now. The promise is that those who then<\/strong> enter the kingdom through resurrection will also live during this kingdom and will by no means die anymore.<\/p>\n

This Bible passage cannot be used to establish a life “in death.” The outlook for those who have died is in the resurrection, which marks the transition from the state of death to a new life.<\/p>\n

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