STOP AND THINK Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike; they die without any idea of death. . . (Voltaire, 18th century French Enlightenment philosopher)
At first, that last statement might seem like a good thing. For animals, perhaps, but in reality, men recognize that there is an end to life and no man is exempt from death. So, the question is not if we’re going to die, but when. And, more important, what lies beyond the grave? Are we prepared for it?
It is appointed unto men once to die [and] after this the judgment. (Hebrews 9:27)