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NASB | 2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago--whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows--such a man was caught up to the third heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago--whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, [only] God knows--such a man was caught up to the third heaven. [Luke 23:43] |
Subject: Three different heavens in the Bible? |
Bible Note: Dear prayon, Though I doubt seriously that our fellow saint is thinking along Mormon lines, I must admit that I see little practical use for dwelling on the meaning of 'thid heaven.' However, there is a 'recorded event' in Paul's life that could match this statement. "Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep." 2 Corinthians 11:25 NASB. When someone was stoned, it was to death. There was no 'partial stoning.' Therefore, Paul could be talking about an experience of going to heaven and returning to life. We are not told, so no one knows for sure, but this is a possibility. Blessings in Christ Jesus, charis |