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NASB | 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory]. |
Bible Question: Can one pray after his/her death? |
Bible Answer: Hi, conqueror... Human existence between death and the resurrection (the interim state) as well as human existence in the new heaven and new earth are not fully described in Scripture. That's probably because there is no basis of comparison. It is an inadequate example, but think of the dragonfly. After hatching from an egg it lives its life underwater as a nymph. It transforms to a creature that flies in the air. The two states are utterly alien to one another. Consequently, I don't know that there is an unequivocal answer to your question. In Him, Doc |