Subject: Where were the dead before Christ came? |
Bible Note: Jesus said "In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." (John 14:2-3) I think everyone who has died and will die until the return are in the grave. They are "asleep" until Jesus comes back when they will be awakened and go to heaven. I believe from the above passage that Heaven and the Heavenly city is not complete. Jesus said He would return when it was done. The other place that they might be is mentioned in the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. It would be a Paradise and a kind of purgatory. However, it is a parable and may denote the future Heaven and hell. Like I said, I think Heaven is in the future, that it doesn't "exist" yet (only in the mind of God). When a Christian dies, he or she is unaware of passing time and when awakened he or she will go to be with the Lord. So, as far as we are concerned, we go to Heaven right away. Joe |
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