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1 | Heaven and the Old Testament | Luke 16:19 | scjm | 117172 | ||
Does anyone have scripture about if people went to Heaven in the Old testament? They did not know Jesus so how did they get to Heaven? | ||||||
2 | Heaven and the Old Testament | Luke 16:19 | EdB | 117173 | ||
Old Testament Saints went to Hades/Hell and waited in Abraham's Bosom or paradise until Jesus died. Then upon His death Jesus preached the 'Good News" to them and lead captivity captive to heaven Eph 4:8. Read Luke 16 beginning in verse 19 for a picture of Hades/hell before Christ death. EdB |
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3 | Heaven and the Old Testament | Luke 16:19 | Sir Pent | 117190 | ||
Afterlife breakdown................................................. EdB (and anyone else interested), I think that I mainly agree with your view of the afterlife, but would appreciate your thoughts on the few differences. We both seem to believe that there have been 4 different places that people have gone or will go after death. They are Paradise (or Sheol or Abraham's Bosom), Hades, Heaven, and Hell (or Gehenna). We both believe that all the people before Christ's death went to either Paradise or Hades (kind of a good and bad waiting room for the judgement). We both believe that at the judgement, whoever is still in Hades go eternally to Hell, and the believers will go eternally to Heaven. Where we seem to disagree is that you believe that Paradise closed when Christ preached there, and that now all believers go straight to Heaven (skipping Paradise), while unbelievers still have to wait in Hades. I believe that instead, all people still go to both Paradise (if believers) and Hades (if unbelievers), until the judgement. Do you have scripture that supports your idea that Paradise is closed, or refuting my idea that they still both exist? |
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4 | Heaven and the Old Testament | Luke 16:19 | EdB | 117253 | ||
Try these 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; 1 Thessalonians 2:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:10; Revelation 7:15. I think they clearly tell us that when a New Testament saint dies he goes into the presence of the Lord. Incidently the way I see it there are three places. Hades/hell, Heaven, Lake of Fire. With Hades/hell being divided into two section Abrahm's bosom/paradise and the hot dry side. EdB |
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