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NASB | Luke 23:43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." [2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7] |
Subject: However, after Jesus finished His work o |
Bible Note: Dear Jcdm327, Quoting from Revelation: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. [i.e., the context is on the "new earth"] And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, COMING DOWN out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell WITH THEM, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God." (Revelation 21:1-3 ESV, my emphasis) Although it is a common misconception in popular theology that the eternal abode of the believer is heaven, John is pretty clear that God's ultimate goal is a restoration of creation for the redeemed. I wasn't aware that this notion was shared in the Campbellite tradition. In Him, Doc |