The statement that it is appointed for people to die once, as found in Hebrews 9:27, carries a broad meaning. The Greek verb rendered as die, apothnesko, appears in various contexts, including biological death, as seen in Matthew 8:32 with the drowning of a herd of pigs. However, apothnesko is also used by the apostle Paul in Romans 6:1-11 to describe the symbolic death experienced through baptism. From God's perspective, the death referenced in Hebrews 9:27 can signify the death a child of God undergoes in baptism. While some Christians may not face biological death, as noted in I Corinthians 15:51, all true Christians experience death through baptism, fulfilling God's decree that all die at least once. Thus, a Christian alive at the time of Christ's return in power and great glory has already died in this symbolic sense, and their continuation of eternal life at the resurrection of the just does not contradict the twofold meaning of Hebrews 9:27.