I've tied this out and posting the whole chapter doesn't work. How about the verse above and below:
THE CONTRADICTION: Let's look at Hebrews 9:27, which reads, "And as
it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
THE CONTEXTUAL SCRIPTURES:
Heb 9:26
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Heb 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Heb 9:28
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
THE BACKGROUND We know this scripture represents a contradiction, because of Lazarus. There are a number of other people who were raised from the dead, by prophets, by Jesus or by the disciples, but given the lack of medical knowledge at the time we don't know if there people were dead or were sick and dying and misdiagnosed as dead before they were healed. In the story, Jesus tells us Lazars was dead. In addition he had been entombed for 4 days, so if he been entombed improperly, he should have died from thirst, in that time, any way,
Below, please find the scripture wherein Lazarus was resurrected by Jesus.
Jhn 11:13
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Jhn 11:14
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
Jhn 11:15
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
Jhn 11:39
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been
dead four days.
Jhn 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Jhn 11:41
Then they took away the stone
from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up
his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
Jhn 11:42
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said
it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
Jhn 11:43
And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Jhn 11:44
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Jhn 11:45
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
THE EXPLANATION: God is a supernatural being, not some super powerful human. He can heal and/or resurrect anyone, but he chooses to limit himself. The passage in Hebrews is meant to warn us that as humans, we've got one shot at physical life on the earth so we should use that time wisely. God can heal or resurrect anyone it suits his purposes, but we shouldn't count on him bringing us back physically from death, because God is not a carnival act that resurrects the dead for his own amusement.
FOOTNOTE: In addition to the people raised from the dead in the Bible, two folks never experienced death, Enoch and Elijah.
