[CyberAnt]

But .. you can't put those scriptures up against what Jesus said, "It is appointed once to live and once to die", and come out with the same answer. How do you square that with your idea of reincarnation ..??

[RonHolzwarth]

reply to: "you just said: "But .. you can't put those scriptures up against what Jesus said, "It is appointed once to live and once to die", and come out with the same answer. How do you square that with your idea of reincarnation ..??"

I'm not SURE either way, actually. I think that focusing attention on the idea of reincarnation is irrelevant anyway, I'm Jewish. Whether or not we are reincarnated as Jewish mysticism teaches sometimes happens, or not, is not very relavent to our lives. For who can know the ways of the LORD?

As for your claim that Jesus said: "It is appointed once to live and once to die", you better check your Bible again.

Seems that particular quote does not appear in the Revised Standard Version.

[Dave S]

Jesus said, "It is appointed once to live and once to die"

Yes but was he talking about a physical life and death or a spiritual life and death? The one spiritual death wont occur until the judgment. Man's soul could take bodily form many times and still not violate Jesus saying if he was speaking of the spiritual death following the 1000 year reign or whatever.