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1 | Could you please give some scriptural re | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 241769 | ||
Hi, Comeup... Welcome to the forum! Although commonly taught by Mormons and Russelites, there is no scriptural basis to interpret the "third heaven" idiom as being the Garden of Eden, a different level of paradise, or whatever. One needs only look at common Greek usage of the phrase to see what Paul meant. After all, Paul was writing to Greeks. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Could you please give some scriptural re | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241779 | ||
True, I cannot yet give Scripture to support my understanding of "third heaven," except reason (Isa. 1:18). Neither is there one Scripture that can be given to support the Trinity, yet it is reasoned out. | ||||||
3 | Could you please give some scriptural re | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 241782 | ||
Hi, Jer... There is grammatical, historical, and traditional consensus in the interpretation of this idiom. Furthermore, Isaiah 1:18 has nothing whatever to do with Paul's statement in 2 Corinthians 12:2; even less so the thrust of his explanation to the Corinthians of Paul's apostleship. Consequently, in the absence of logic (for our God reveals Himself in the Word) and in the absence of consensus past and present (for our God reveals Himself in community), why don't we set this little bit of silliness aside? It diverts us from the point that Paul was making, just as it has done with the Mormons and the Jehovah Witnesses. There is an old aphorism that might be helpful here: When the plain sense makes perfect sense seek no other sense. In Him, Doc |
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4 | Could you please give some scriptural re | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241784 | ||
Doc, I'm done here. This thread is restricted and I will not continue to exercise my gift and my gift be muzzled by you. Thank you. |
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