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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: Is "Paradise" the same as heaven? |
Bible Note: Jesus did not ascend to heaven until after the resurrection. And before his death and his redemptive work on the cross, the red letter words of Jesus in John 6:46 says, No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God. How do explain where the Old Testaments believers that had died were? Luke 23:43 says, Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, TODAY you will be with me in paradise." Jesus still had three days and three nights to be in the heart of the earth. Matt. 12:40 "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three nights in the heart of the earth." We know that his body was not buried in the earth, because the Bible tell us he was placed in a tomb. |