Hebrews 9:27's Once is not Once

Allow me to once again recommend Bullinger's Companion Bible.

I wondered if the annihilation talked about in my last post could be the "once to die" appointed unto men in Hebrews 9:27. Note that the annihilation in the Second Revelation of John happens early-on in the sequence of events unto the judgment. They say the first symptom of heart disease is usually the death of the diseased person. We might all find that the first indication of judgment is finding ourselves dead. “Gee, I didn’t know I had an appointment.”

I think 99.9 % of Christians would say that the once in Hebrews 9:27 means that we live on earth only one time and die only one time, and then are eternally judged. Bullinger refers us to Hebrews 6:4 where the Greek word for once is hapax, and he lists everywhere in the New Testament the word is used, including Hebrews 9:27. It becomes apparent that the once is like "once upon a time," referring to a SEASON (as Alexander consistently translates the Aramaic). God appoints men a season to die. Could this once to die mean a season when we all die as one?

Bullinger compares this to the Greek word for one-time-only, ephapax, as found in Hebrew 7:27. Christ offered Himself up once. One time only. He went once; we go in a season. A season with egg shaped self-driving cars? Or a season LIKE that. In the Second Revelation of John, which is NOT canonical, the three years are as three months, as three weeks, as three days, as three hours, as three seconds. Perhaps we hit this milestone repeatedly and in various forms, like repeatedly missed OPPORTUNITIES. Missed it in this branch, back to the past for a new track and another try. Or not. Try to get it THIS time.