Types of Insurance Policies

      What is salvation? We know from John 3:16 that salvation is from perishing. Satan, Eve and Adam misunderstood: Lucifer had sinned greatly had not died, Eve ate of the fruit and did not die, so Adam ate because God seemed to have deceived them to gain allegiance. Ironically, that was Satan who did the deception. 

     When is salvation? Read what Isaiah wrote thousands of years ago:

And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. (Isa 25:7-9) 

     Initially it can be seen that the world will be defeated as His people are swallowed up in death. Note that "victory" comes wit death! After that, their will be no more tribulation for His people, as "God will wipe away the tears from all faces." Simultaneously the curse of sin will be taken from the earth. Tribulation will end as God's people die a physical death. At death Christians are saved from sinning. And finally,  after death turns to victory, salvation will occur!

     Christians often rejoice with the expression, "I'm saved!" Not yet. The Devil has just begun his attack. A Christians life is not all positive and joyful, although it can be. The walk with Christ to death's door is tribulation. Satan is allowed to test to determine who is really and truly faithful. Salvation occurs when Satan is dead. The Great Tribulation commences when the remaining Christians are finally tested:

But the rest of the dead (those who re not beheaded for Christ's sake) lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (Rev 20:5-6)

     The second death, the one which God meant back in Genesis 3, is the second one.  It is when Satan's influence is no longer an issue. The second death are for those who do not reign with Christ. That is what mankind is saved from! 

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Rev 21:8)

     That is the second death; when Satan is destroyed and his followers with him! Christians will not suffer the second death! That is the time of salvation:

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. (Rom 13:11).

     Each day, Christians get nearer to the second death from which we are saved! Of course, after death, there is nothing that can be done about our eternal destiny:

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured the e: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (2 Cor 2:6)

     Why procure the insurance for something which may be so far away? Because the dead cannot procure insurance; only the living can.
     To ensure our salvation, "behold, now is the day of salvation." Now is the time to procure the insurance, which by the way, won't be needed until the person dies. The Insurer is Jesus. Payment was by the blood of Jesus as he was crucified, and the insurance kicks in immediately; it is whole life permanent insurance which never expires. The only way that insurance can be terminated is by the insured. In spiritual terms, that is apostasy for as long as Christians have faith in the insurance, it is valid, not only until death but until the time of the second death... which by the way, the insured will never suffer. That is the coverage of the policy.
     Having the assurance policy assures salvation. Many are so certain of the coverage, it's as if the award is in hand. That is the assurance of salvation, and it is exemplified by living in safety: doing what God would have His children do. What is that? Simple: love Him and others!
     Others are not as certain. Although God protects them from death from the Adversary, they are free to leave the policy (covenant) at any time. God does not force insurance on anyone as the government does. People are free-agents to procure or not to procure. They are those who have arranged "accidents" each time they are deceived. Satan shoots fiery darts at them, and of they are not under Whole Armor Insurance; one of the fiery darts may take them down. They are safe but still exposed.
     What then is term insurance? It is the policy procured by Christians who believe but are not assured - they have the policy but are still not safe because of little faith. They make themselves vulnerable. It is those Christians who  are insured  but fail to use their policy:

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. (1 Pet 5:8)

     Isaiah was a great insurance salesman. He wasn't the one securing the policy but advertising its veracity.  Isaiah was saying, buy the policy now because it is cheap (free to be exact). You may not need it now but eventually you will. Isaiah was betting that you will die. You may be betting that you won't (the second death). Usually insurance companies are betting that you won't die, and you that you will! Which insurance is best? Fools buy physical death insurance but the wise buy whole life permanent policies!