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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. Following his list of “boasts” in 2 Corinthians 11:22 ...
- What is The Second Heaven
The second heaven is not called such in Scripture; rather,...
- Is The Idea of Seven Heavens / The Seventh Heaven Biblical
In 2 Corinthians 12:2 Paul says he knew a man (assumed to be...
- What Are The Heavenly Places/Realms
The phrase “heavenly places” or “heavenly realms” is used...
- Rapture of The Church
The doctrine of the rapture was not taught in the Old...
- What is The Difference Between Sheol, Hades, Hell, The Lake of Fire, Paradise, and Abraham's Bosom
The different terms used in the Bible for heaven and...
- Eternity
Eternity in Heaven Nature | Place | Location | Life in...
- What is The Second Heaven
2 Corinthians 10-13. Amplified Bible. Paul Describes Himself. 10 Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent! 2 I ask that when I do come I will not be driven to the boldness that I intend to show toward ...
Jan 30, 2024 · One version of the Bible says they were unspeakable. The Amplified Bible says: “He heard utterances beyond the power of man to put into words” (2 Corinthians 12:4). He couldn’t find words to explain what he saw and heard. Paul’s Hard Choice. After his visit to Paradise, I’m quite sure that Paul had a different perspective about life ...
- Larry Ollison
- Stoned at Lystra
- Observations
- Paul's Encounter with Heaven
- A Look at Some Other Key Texts
- Conclusion
Paul and Barnabas are on their first missionary journey. From the island of Cyprus, they made their way to Asia Minor, preaching first at Perga, where John Mark forsook them and fled back to Jerusalem.4 One can only conjecture that the dangers were so great there that Mark could not deal with them. Paul and Barnabas then pressed on to Pisidian Antioch where they had an attentive audience, with a number of Jews and Gentiles coming to faith.5 Within a week, the unbelieving Jews had created such...
Several things are worthy of note in this text as it relates to our study of heaven. First, I am impressed with the brevity of Luke's account of Paul's stoning and resuscitation. The Book of Acts contains many miraculous events, and this certainly appears to be one such miracle. Even if Paul had only been rendered unconscious for a time, you would ...
We need to understand Paul's words in these verses in the light of their context. Beginning in 1 Corinthians, Paul has been seeking to correct problems in the church. These problems included divisions,11 departure from the fundamentals of the gospel,12 fleshly immaturity,13 immorality,14 litigation with one another,15 participation in heathen worship (including eating meat offered to idols),16 misconduct at the Lord's Table and in the church meeting,17 and a denial of the resurrection of the...
While there are a number of texts in Paul's writings which speak of the resurrection of the dead, or of the Lord's return, there are not that many texts which directly speak of heaven, and particularly regarding what it looks like. In 1 Corinthians 14, for example, Paul spends a great deal of time and energy defending the doctrine of the resurrection, due to the fact that some were denying this doctrine.23 While he does not seek to describe what heaven will be like in this text, he does set f...
1 Corinthians 3:10-16; 2 Timothy 4:1-8
These texts indicate that after their resurrection, the saints will stand before God, where their works will be judged. The issue and the outcome is not salvation, but rewards. Heaven will commence with the believer's judgment and the Lord's distribution of rewards for faithful service.
Romans 8 is the climax of Paul's teaching on sanctification in Romans 6-8. In chapter 6, Paul showed the necessity of sanctification. One dare not persist in sin after coming to faith in Jesus because when we were saved, we died in Christ to sin, and in Him we were raised to newness of life. It is inconsistent with the gospel to die to sin and yet continue to live in sin. Romans 7makes it clear that we need more than mere desire to live the Christian life. That is because sin is more powerful...
I've been struck with several things as I've studied Paul's teachings on heaven. The first is that while Paul had ample opportunity to tell others what heaven is like, he opted not to do so. As noted earlier, that was because he was forbidden to speak of his unusual revelation in any detail, and words were inadequate to describe what he saw. Second...
Not like those tent dwellings at which St. Paul was daily toiling with the hands which ministered to his own necessities. In the heavens. To be joined with "we have." Heaven is our general home and country (Hebrews 11:16), but the present allusion is to the glorified bodies in which our souls shall live in heaven (comp. 1 Corinthians 15:42-49).
Jul 16, 2019 · Second, Paul defines his experience in terms of ascension. To describe what happened in his vision or revelation of the Lord (2 Cor 12:1), Paul says that he was “snatched up” and went to the “third heaven.”. Both the language of snatching (arpagenta) and “up to the third heaven” (eos tritou ouranou) describe an upward ascent.
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Jan 4, 2022 · The context of Paul’s statement is important: “We do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are ...
