It is we who deserve to die, not others.

Saul said to the priest Ahimelek,

'You and your father's family are guilty of murder’

(1 Samuel 22:16).

In reality, the one who deserved to die was Saul,

who was arrogant and disobedient to God's commands

(Ref.: 1 Samuel 15)

When I reflect on this, I recall what King David said to the prophet Nathan:

"As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die!"

(2 Samuel 12:5).

At that moment, Nathan replied to David, "You are the man!" (v. 7).

The one who deserves to die is not someone else, but us.

We were not only physically dead but also spiritually dead,

deserving to die because we were enemies of God

 (Romans 5:8, 10).

However, because Jesus Christ, the Son of the eternal God

(1 John 1:2, 5:20) took upon Himself all our sins and died on the cross,

we have been resurrected (born again, the first resurrection)

(Titus 3:5),

becoming new creatures

(2 Corinthians 5:17),

and receiving eternal life

(John 3:15).

When Jesus comes again (the Second Coming of Jesus),

the dead saints will be resurrected (the second resurrection)

(1 Thessalonians 4:16),

and those who are alive until then will suddenly be transformed

(1 Corinthians 15:51),

being caught up together with them in the clouds

to meet the Lord in the air and be with Him forever

(1 Thessalonians 4:17).