QUESTION: Does God appoint a specific time for each of us to die?

ANSWER: No! There is no such implication in the Bible. A person may very well shorten his or her own life through abuse of the body, i.e., tobacco, alcohol, sexual permissiveness, etc., but to attribute such deaths to God by saying “it was his or her time to go” would certainly cast blame and doubt on His wisdom and goodness. In Psalms 90:10, we learn that our lives may be extended “by reason of strength.” Paul tells us (Ephesians 6:2-3) that, by honoring our parents, we “may live long upon the earth.” Surely then, since we may either shorten or lengthen our lives, God does not appoint a specific time for each to die!