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1 | Three different heavens in the Bible? | 2 Cor 12:2 | Hank | 4183 | ||
In my happy life I have made three sound and satisfying decisions (1) To accept Jesus as my Savior and Lord at age 14; (2) to marry the woman I fell in love with 42 years ago; and (3) to purchase the MacArthur Study Bible. How frequently he comes to my rescue when I come across a passage or locution in the Bible on which I need more light. Of Paul's difficult passage in 2 Cor. 12:2, John MacArthur says: "Paul was not describing two separate visions; the 'third heaven' and 'Paradise' are the same place (cf. Rev.2:7 which says the tree of life is in Paradise, with Rev.22:14, which says it is in heaven). The first heaven is the earth's atmosphere (Gen.8:2; Deut.11:11; 1 Kings 8:35); the second is interplanetary and interstellar space (Gen.15:5; Ps.8:3; Is.13:10); and the third the abode of God (1 Kings 8:30; 2 Chr.30:27; Ps.123:1" The "man in Christ" was Paul himself, as MacArthur points out in another footnote. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Three different heavens in the Bible? | 2 Cor 12:2 | prayon | 4200 | ||
I just bought a bible to use at BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) and said that I have too many bibles and I was not going to buy anymore but the more I hear of the MacArthur Study Bible the more I think it would be a great bible to have! :o) prayon | ||||||
3 | Three different heavens in the Bible? | 2 Cor 12:2 | kalos | 4258 | ||
Dear prayon: I agree with you re the MacArthur Study Bible. On a personal note, my MacArthur Study Bible is indispensable. It contains more reliable, useful information than any other single volume I know of-- Period! I currently have 9 different major Study Bibles in my home, as well as 17 different translations. But I turn to the MacArthur for information to use in my submissions to the Forum more than I do to any other Study Bible -- more than any other book, for that matter. I love the MacASB and never want to be without it. Note: The MacASB does not pretend to be denominationally neutral. But whoever would reject it on that basis is depriving himself of the greatest single-volume collection of helpful notes I've ever seen. Moreover if we Christias in general can't even agree with our own pastors and our fellow believers in the local church, how could we ever be in total agreement with any given study Bible, translation or commentary? |
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