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“Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” John 8:51 . “Indeed, the Lord knew of another death and He had come to save us all from it- the second death, the eternal hellish death, the death of condemnation with Satan and his angels. This is the real death, whereas the other death is merely a transition. What is the other death? It consists of abandoning the body, dismantling its heavy burden and putting it away so that it no longer drags a person downwards into hell. The Lord speaks about real death in these words: “If anyone keeps My word he shall never see death”. St Augustine #dailyreadings #eternallife #neverseedeath #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

“Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” John 8:51 . “Indeed, …