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1 | Being caught up. | 2 Cor 12:2 | Born Twice | 149663 | ||
My understanding of this scripture is that Paul is being humble in referring to himself here. Paul was stoned and dragged out of the city and left for dead, and had a near death experience. He doesn't know if he was in his body or out of it, but he saw Heaven. The first heaven is the sky, the second heaven is outer space, and the third Heaven is God's realm, which is paradise. Paul knew he had been given much revelation, and he had the wisdom to know he should not boast. These two scriptures support the idea that Paul did indeed have a near death experience, and that his revelation did indeed need to be countered with the thorn in the flesh - lest he should boast too much about his revelation of God. Thus- it is not unreasonable to consider that Paul is indeed referring to himself as the person caught up to the third Heaven. Acts 14:19 19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. (KJV) 2 Cor 12:7 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. (KJV) |
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2 | Being caught up. | 2 Cor 12:2 | terrib | 149697 | ||
Greetings Born Twice, Thank you for your answer. And the near death experience is surely possible. And some say that Paul was actually dead, but if that were true it would follow that the Scriptures would expound on that assertion further. The consensus of the time 2 Cor was written is about 55-57 a.d. and if so, 14 years early would put the experience around 41-43 a.d. and this would coincide with Acts 22:17 when Paul was in Jerusalem at his second visit and in a trance: (Act 22:17) “And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;” And I do agree with you that paradise and the third heaven are one and the same. terrib |
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