If Jesus died the second death He should still be dead. There is no resurrection from the second death.

Also, physically there is no difference between the first and second deaths. In both cases the breath of life returns to God and the body returns to dust. One is temporary, the other is permanent.

Spiritually, though, there is a world of difference between the two deaths. In the first death people merely die. A resurrection is certain to follow. In the second death they endure judgment, punishment, and eternal death. They die with their sins forever.

Jesus on the other hand tasted, consumed, and conquered the judgment and punishment of the sins of the world. He lived to declare, "It is finished." He was alive when He accomplished what He came to do. He finished His work before He died.

Christ did not yield up His life till He had accomplished the work which He came to do, and with His parting breath He exclaimed, "It is finished." John 19:30. The battle had been won. His right hand and His holy arm had gotten Him the victory. As a Conqueror He planted His banner on the eternal heights. Was there not joy among the angels? All heaven triumphed in the Saviour's victory. Satan was defeated, and knew that his kingdom was lost. {DA 758.1}

His divine nature did not die, because that is impossible. God cannot die. It was His human nature that died.

But it is His divinity that saves us. I do not understand how this works, but I know it does, and that is what I need.

There is one difference with Christ - He NEVER participated in our sin, though He literally took our sin upon Himself. This is why the Father raised Him. This is not true for sinners who reject Christ.

Christ did finish the work He was given to do. What was that??? The battle was won! But the war is NOT over.

The fact Jesus never sinned is not germane. He not only took our sins, He also became sin for us. "He hath made him to be sin for us".

"The battle was won! But the war is NOT over." Amen. The war will end when the 144,000 demonstrate unswerving faithfulness during the great time of trouble.

It is not germane to YOU.

Jesus suffered just the same. It didn't matter that He never sinned. It didn't lessen His suffering. Nor did it entitle Him to treatment not available to sinners suffering the second death. In other words, He wasn't raised from second death because He never sinned. He rose from the grave because He died the first death.

So Jesus suffered the same death we all will suffer. He tasted the same death we will taste. He paid the same price of sin that we will pay in the first death.

I do not agree.

Nor do I. Nor would Mrs. White or the Bible.



The "death" that the Bible declares as wages for sin is always that of the second death. If we sin, we are to die eternally. The first death is just temporary. It's not the real death. Only after full justice is done, and the second death is received, is the penalty "paid." But Jesus paid our penalty.

Blessings,

Green Cochoa.

1) Jesus suffered the penalty of the law, the wages of sin - death
2) The wages of sin is not the first death, it is the second death.
conclusion - Jesus suffered the second death, the wages of sin. And we should note HOW He died?

Okay. Thanx for the study.