Hebreos 9:27

27 Y así como cada persona está destinada a morir una sola vez y después vendrá el juicio,

Hebreos 9:27 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 9:27

And as it is appointed unto men once to die
Not a moral, or what is commonly called a spiritual death, nor an eternal one, but a corporeal one; which does not arise from the constitution of nature, but from the sin of man, and God's decree on account of it; by which it is fixed that men shall die, and how long they shall live, and when they shall die; so that they cannot die sooner nor later; all things antecedent to death, which lead on to it, and issue in it, are appointed by God, and so is death itself, with all its circumstances; men's days can neither be lengthened nor shortened, either by Christ himself, or others: and this statute and appointment of God concerns men, not angels, and reaches to all men, wicked and righteous; and though there have been some exceptions, as Enoch and Elijah; and all will not sleep, or die, some will be found alive at Christ's appearing; yet such will undergo a change which is equivalent to death, as Enoch and Elijah have done: and generally speaking men die but once; it is not usual for men to die, and live again, and then die again; there have been some extraordinary instances of this kind, but they are rare; it is the statute law of heaven in common for men to die and that but once; so Cicero ^F15 the Heathen says, "omnibus definitam esse mortem": Christ died once, he will die no more; and it is the comfort of the saints, that though they die the first death, they shall not be hurt of the second death; and the consideration of this decree should excite to diligence and industry: death is certain to God, but uncertain to us, as to the time, nor should we curiously inquire into it, but patiently wait for it, and quietly submit unto it:

but after this the judgment;
the last and general judgment, which will reach to all men, quick and dead, righteous and wicked, and in which Christ will be Judge. There is a particular judgment which is immediately after death; by virtue of which, the souls of men are condemned to their proper state of happiness or woe; and there is an universal judgment, which will be after the resurrection of the dead, and is called eternal judgment, and to come; this is appointed by God, though the time when is unknown to men; yet nothing is more certain, and it will be a righteous one.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Pro Sextio

Hebreos 9:27 In-Context

25 y no entró en el cielo para ofrecerse a sí mismo una y otra vez, como lo hace el sumo sacerdote aquí en la tierra, que entra en el Lugar Santísimo año tras año con la sangre de un animal.

26 Si eso hubiera sido necesario, Cristo tendría que haber sufrido la muerte una y otra vez, desde el principio del mundo; pero ahora, en el fin de los tiempos,
Cristo se presentó una sola vez y para siempre para quitar el pecado mediante su propia muerte en sacrificio.

27 Y así como cada persona está destinada a morir una sola vez y después vendrá el juicio,

28 así también Cristo murió en sacrificio una sola vez y para siempre, a fin de quitar los pecados de muchas personas. Cristo vendrá otra vez, no para ocuparse de nuestros pecados, sino para traer salvación a todos los que esperan con anhelo su venida.