If you have read this far, you have seen that a choice must be made at some point.
And in the last chapter, we saw the results of choosing to believe...
Through faith in Y'shua / Jesus, the believer can experience 'death & resurrection' (in three stages) while here on earth,
and thus can be restored to relationship with God.

So now... in order to be sure that all readers truly understand the importance of the choice,
let's take one final look at the tabernacle's symbolism and see a visual depiction of what awaits the 'unbeliever'...

The choice arises in the 'outer court' ---

And sadly, many will choose not to believe in Y'shua's / Jesus' sacrifice.
Nonetheless, they will still experience 'death'...
Their death simply starts with the death of their 'body', at which time (whether they believe it or not) they find themselves ---

And once there, they find themselves faced with a problem...
The problem being that all three components of man
(spirit, soul, & body)
are required to experience 'separation from God' as a result of sin.

And since the unbeliever's spirit & soul did not experience 'death & resurrection' while on earth ---

In other words, just as the unbeliever chose not to enter ---

At this point, it may be worth correcting the error in a statement that is often made by those who scoff at the bible's message...
Often, people will say something like ---

"What's the worst that can happen?... I'll just end up in hell with all my friends..."

Unfortunately, although such folks prefer to think that the worst that can happen is a 'party' in a rather warm climate,
their time in "hell" ( or more precisely, "the lake of fire") will prove to be anything but that.

Just as God's kingdom is one of ultimate 'unity'.
Satan's kingdom is one of ultimate 'isolation'.

Point being that 'fellowship with one's friends' won't be the comfort these people envision.

Thus, it may be worth taking the choice seriously...

While here on earth, you are being offered the chance to avoid
the "second death" (or "lake of fire")
spoken of in the bible.

Remember, by default, the "lake of fire" is where everyone is headed.
This is because we all chose sin,
and sin condemns all three components of man
(spirit, soul, & body)
to 'separation from God'.

But although the unstoppable 'leaven of sin' requires that 'death' must be experienced,
because God loves you, He has made a way of escape for you...
He allows you to choose the way the deaths will be experienced.

So ---
You can experience the "second death" now, and be resurrected from it through Y'shua / Jesus.
Or, as an unbeliever, you can (by default) simply experience physical death first, and then the "second death" later... ...forever.

But make no mistake... one way or another,
everyone will find that all three components,
(spirit, soul & body)
will
experience 'death'
as a result of sin.

But again...
you do have a choice.

The smart choice would be to accept Y'shua's / Jesus' sacrifice now... Then, when your physical body eventually 'returns to the dust' and you appear before God in heaven, you will have already experienced the required death (and more importantly, resurrection) of all three components (spirit, soul & body). Thus the "second death" (or "lake of fire") will not apply to you. 89

Just as Revelation 20:6 says ---
"...over such, the second death has no power."

Deuteronomy 30:19    "...I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live."