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Also their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.
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An 'Under the Sun' View
Commentators stress that this verse describes death from a limited, earthly viewpoint, signified by the phrase 'under the sun.' It observes that the dead no longer participate in the activities and passions of this world. This is not a theological statement about the soul's ultimate state or consciousness, but a reflection on the finality of our earthly life.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See (Ecclesiastes 8:12), note; (Ecclesiastes 8:14), note. The living are conscious that there is a future before them, but …
19th Century
Anglican
Now. —Rather, long ago.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished Not that the separ…
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