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NASB | 2 Corinthians 5:8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 5:8 we are [as I was saying] of good courage and confident hope, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. |
Bible Question:
Well, Acts 7:59 you cited "Lord Jesus receive my spirit" was the same as what Jesus said on cross, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And Jesus went to Paradise with one of the two on the cross. But the Paradise in that context cannot be Heaven because right after His resurrection Jesus said, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father." In addition, does Philippians 1:21-26 you cited apply to "every" good Christian or just Paul? Paul went to the third heaven (where probably God lives; 2 Corinthians 12:2) and it was an experience only Paul was allowed to have in the Bible, except for Enoch and Elijah. So, my question is, are there any other Bible verses that support that when good believers die their souls go to heaven, not wait for resurrection somewhere staying on the earth (like Paradise where Jesus went)? |
Bible Answer: 00123, 2Co 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2Co 5:2 For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 2Co 5:3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 2Co 5:4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. 2Co 5:5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. 2Co 5:6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord-- 2Co 5:7 for we walk by faith, not by sight-- 2Co 5:8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. In Christ, Beja |
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