"It Is Appointed Unto Men Once To Die, But After This The Judgment!"

They would dance with the devil all day--

and then dine with CHRIST at night! 

(John Trapp)

"Let me die the death of the righteous, 

and let my last end be like his!"  

Numbers 23:10

Some faint desires, and short-winded wishes, 

may be sometimes found in carnal men--

but the mischief is that they would break 

GOD'S chain, and would sunder . . .
  holiness, from happiness,
  sanctification, from salvation,
  and the means, from the end.

They would dance with the devil all day--

and then dine with Christ at night! 

They would live all their lives in Delilah's lap--

and then go to Abraham's bosom when they die!

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"There are many who desire to die 

the death of the righteous--

but do not endeavor to live the life 

of the righteous. Gladly would they 

have their end like theirs--

but not their way. They would 

be saints in Heaven--

but not saints on earth. 

If you resolve to serve GOD--

you must renounce all competitors 

with HIM!" (Matthew Henry)

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"I hope none of you calculate 

on serving the devil all their lives--

and cheating GOD with their dying 

breath. You can't cheat GOD by giving 

him the last snuff of an expiring candle!" 

(Edward Taylor)

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"He who would die well, should 

live well; for a bad death must be 

the outcome of a bad life!" (Adam Clarke)

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"A Christian is not afraid of death--

but of sin!
An unconverted man 

is not afraid of sin--

but of death!" (Brownlow North)

"It is appointed unto men once to die--
but after this the judgment!" Hebrews 9:2

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"No one can serve two masters. 
Either he will hate the one and love 
the other, or he will be devoted 
to the one and despise the other. 
You cannot serve both GOD and Money!" 
Matthew 6:24

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