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Sep 11, 2023 · When Paul says that he went to the third heaven, he means that he went to the place where God dwells. Interestingly, Paul uses the phrase caught up to refer to how he was transported to heaven; it’s the same Greek word used in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 to refer to the rapture of the church.
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Paul is taken up into the third heaven and hears words not to be spoken of. No doubt it is not seemly for me to boast. Nevertheless, I will come to visions and revelations from the Lord.
The phrase "was caught up" in 2 Corinthians 12:4 refers to a supernatural experience where Paul is taken to a heavenly realm. The Greek word used here is "harpazō," which means to seize or snatch away suddenly.
I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven. GOD'S WORD® Translation. I know a follower of Christ who was snatched away to the third heaven fourteen years ago.
Paul is taken up into the third heaven and hears words not to be spoken of. No doubt it is not seemly for me to boast. Nevertheless, I will come to visions and revelations from the Lord.
Jul 11, 2005 · Douglas Ward. 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. The idea of “the third heaven” is a strange concept to us today that.
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Sep 30, 2024 · Paul was suddenly snatched up into the third heaven which, transcending the first (earth’s atmosphere; Deut. 11:11; 1 Kings 8:35; Isa. 55:10) and second (interplanetary and interstellar space; Gen. 15:5; Ps. 8:3; Isa. 13:10) heavens, is the abode of God (1 Kings 8:30; Ps. 33:13–14; Matt. 6:9).