Our opening scripture is one of the most commonly memorized verses across the world but it is one of the most deficiently understood portions. For many they have a futuristic view that those who believe in Jesus will not perish in the future. However this scripture is about the present hour reality. He is telling you that if you believe in Jesus, you should not perish. It is a sovereign declaration by God that all that believe in Jesus should not perish because they receive eternal life. You receive eternal life the moment you get born again, not in the future. That is why Jesus went to the cross and rose again to give you eternal life, the impregnable life. John 10:10 declares that He came to give life to the full. 1 John 5:13 records, "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God". John 3:36 declares, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him". You can see that it's about the present hour reality not the future. Once you receive eternal life you become imperishable. While it is generally true that you will not perish in the lake of fire as a child of God, it is also true that you are imperishable presently. It means you are impregnable today. Satan and the world's wicked system can't destroy you. Sickness can't destroy you. The Lord categorically proclaimed, "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand" (John 10:28 NIV). Eternal life is of God, hence it doesn't perish and knows no defeat. That's the life you receive when you accept Jesus in your heart. He died and rose so that you have that life that is impregnable. Hallelujah.