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1 | Do we go directly to Heaven? | Bible general Archive 1 | grlshockey | 72036 | ||
Do we go directly to Heaven? Cuz in Luke we hear about the prisoner who asks Jesus to remember him and Jesus said he would be with him in Paradise today...but then John 5:29 says "and come out of their graves: those who have done good will rise and live, and those who have done evil will rise and be condemned" So is there a period of rest? Or do we go directly to Heaven? | ||||||
2 | Do we go directly to Heaven? | Bible general Archive 1 | CDBJ | 72072 | ||
Greetings grlshockey, and welcome to the forum. I think the answer to your question is found in the understanding of the word atonement. The Hebrew word for atonement, with reference to one’s sins, was the word KAPHAR and it always meant a covering for one’s sins. The sacrifices that were performed in the Old Testament were nothing more then a temporary covering until God would send his perfect Messiah. The true believers looked forward to this sin offering which in essence, would be the lamb of God, that wouldn’t just cover sin, but take it away; it would be completely removed. Until that time believers could not enter into the presents of a Holy God with sin that was still there but covered, so they went to a special place called paradise. When Jesus came he was called the lamb of God by John. John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Notice that it said, taketh away the sin of the world. John the Baptist was thinking of all those whose sins were under the atonement of the blood of animals and were only covered; so when he saw Jesus he shouted out the great news. He said, behold, LOOK, he is here, the one God promised, His Perfect lamb that takes away sin for ever! When Jesus died he went to paradise and he set those that were captive there free because he was the Messiah of God that paid the perfect price that God demanded for their sins. They looked forward to the work that Messiah would do to remove all their sins just as we look back; but it is still the same means of salvation, faith in the finished work that Messiah would accomplish. They called him their Messiah and we call him Christ, one and the same. Paul explains this to the Corinthians who were experiencing the same confusion that you seem to be troubled with. 2 Cor. 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 2 Cor. 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. The word absent in the two verses mentioned is the Koine Greek word EKDEMEO, and it means to vacate or leave. If we were to stop here it would still constitute a problem, but Paul goes on to say in 2 Cor. 5:8 B, and to be present with the Lord. The word for present, in the Koine Greek, is the word ENDEMEO. Endemeo meant to be at home in one’s own country, thus we could say, absent from the body one second and the next second we are at home face to face with the Lord. All I can say is praise the Lord, what a package. CDBJ |
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