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1 | what is the state of the dead in Christ? | 1 Cor 5:8 | srbaegon | 36300 | ||
Hi Tim, I disagree with you here. The writer of Hebrews is using a generalized comment concerning the aforementioned saints after he had already qualified Enoch's unique situation. Concerning the Lord Jesus being "the first to have eternal life," I suppose that is accurate in that nobody could have eternal life before He conquered death, yet they were safe in Abraham's bosom being a state of practical eternal life though not the final reality. What do you think? Steve |
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2 | what is the state of the dead in Christ? | 1 Cor 5:8 | Mommapbs | 36313 | ||
Greetings Steve: "The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many." Mt 27:52-53. The sequence is AFTER the resurrection so Christ indeed would be the first to have eternal life. But how can we account for these individuals? What do you think happened to them? There is a reference in Ephesians 4:8 which says the when Jesus "ascended on high, He led captives in His train and gave gifts to men." Could these individuals be those "captives?" In a post earlier in February on Mt 27:52 by Robert Nicholson he makes this observation as well. I guess some things we won't know until we get to Heaven! That's OK with me! Mommapbs | ||||||