This is the reference to day and night in
Revelation 14:9-11:
As it has been foretold since the beginning, the evening is
darkness (night) and the times of this world. The morning or
light or day refers to the kingdom, to eternity.
But the issue is rather that of understanding eternity. We have no business arguing over what is eternal--it is simply defined as "
forever." Thus, whether we discuss eternal life, or eternal death or damnation...we have nothing more to offer, unless it is revealed by God, which He has done already by saying "
forever." And, He has already defined it, as "
without beginning or end."
So, then, if both life and death share the same "
forever" definition--why argue? Do those who mean to say that "
forever" is different for the dead than it is for the living; that the blessings of perpetual goodness of heaven are not as promised, but are finished as the punishments of the dead are?
It is a good argument!
But this I will say, whether one hears or believes it--God knows; but we speak of opposites, not similarities. Therefore, death is the end, but life in God is the beginning. The one is death, but the other is birth. But unless we consider Enoch...this too only leads to further misunderstanding.