Yesterday we said that our bodies die, but we don't. Everyone's body is dying (Hebrews 9:27; 2 Corinthians 4:6) and everyone will raise from the dead (John 5:28-29). If everyone's body dies and everyone is raised from the dead, what did Jesus mean when he said those who keep his word shall not see death (John 8:51; 2 Timothy 1:10)? I think it begs the question, to what death is Jesus referring?
The most basic definition of death is separation (I.e. our spirit is separated from our bodies at the moment our body ceases to function). Jesus' referral to death is the eternal separation from God (Isaiah 59:2; Mt 25:46). The believer will never see (experience) separation from God. The believer's eternal future is living with God in our eternal home (Mt 6:20, 7:21, 8:12) but eternal future of the unbeliever is separation from God (Mt 8:12; John 5:28-29).
I like the thought of what Jesus said in Matthew 8:12. We will set down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Those will be a fun conversations.
