Never again will there be in it
an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not live out his years;
he who dies at a hundred
will be thought a mere youth;
he who fails to reach a hundred
will be considered accursed.
- Isaiah 65:20
Taken literally, this verse seems to suggest that, whilst life in heaven will last for longer, nevertheless men will still "live out [their] years" - i.e. they will die eventually.
How do we reconcile this with the concept that "The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years" (Rev 20:6)
Don't get me wrong. I believe in the bible, that it is the infallible word of God. All I seek is to further my understanding, by bring what are to my mind inconsistencies into the light, and see what I learn by it.
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