I posted this verse on my Facebook wall awhile ago:

[T]he prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes? ~Jeremiah 5.31

Not to pick on my younger cousin, who unfortunately I have not gotten to really know over the years, just said this in response to the verse:

“Probably Die and cease to exist”

The only problem with this response, is that Jesus died, and he continued to exist; in fact he conquered the grave and death. He is Victor!, and Triumphant! This poses a problem for folks who believe, along with the “Teacher” of Ecclesiastes, that when we die, we go the way of the rest of the animals (simply to the ‘dust’). Since Jesus rose from the dead, we know, along with John Owen, that there has been “the death of death,” so to speak! Quod Erat Demonstrandum

I pray my younger cousin does not really believe that there is no resurrection; if true, we are of all men most to be pitied!