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      • These ancient worthies, as we often call them, did not go to heaven to be with the Father, even though they are included in the Book of Hebrews (chapter 11) as great examples of faith. They could not enter heaven since the ransom for Adam and his race (the death and resurrection of Jesus) had not yet been paid.
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  2. Oct 18, 2024 · Today, when an unbeliever dies, he follows the Old Testament unbelievers to the torment side of Hades. At the final judgment, Hades will be emptied before the Great White Throne, where its occupants will be judged prior to entering the lake of fire (Revelation 20:13–15).

  3. What happens to the people in the Old Testament who died before Jesus? Jesus said, “No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) How does this affect righteous people in the Old Testament such as Enoch, Noah and Abraham who died long before Jesus was born?

  4. The righteous who died before the coming of Christ are now in God's presence. As to whether they were in heaven before He came, or in some other place of blessing, the Bible does not clearly say. The information is not sufficient to make any conclusion.

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    While people in the Old Testament were saved by the grace of God when they trusted in Him (saving faith), their sins were not yet washed away by the blood of Jesus. Their system of atoning for sins was through animal blood — a sacrificial system given to Moses after God delivered His people from Egypt. Lev 17:11For the life of the flesh is in the b...

    We know that Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the life” and that “no man cometh unto the Father, but by [Jesus].” (John 14:6) Prior to Jesus’ atonement, the way to the Father was closed. Old Testament saints could not go to Heaven at death. But God provided a resting place until the Door to Heaven was opened. It is described in Luke 16when Jesus t...

    Heaven is defined as the place where God dwells. Geographically we think of it as being “up above.” It is beyond the heaven that we see, where the birds and airplanes fly (the first heaven). God’s Heaven, His dwelling place, is even beyond the heaven where the sun, moon, and stars are hung (the second heaven). It is considered to be the highest of ...

    Abraham’s Bosom was located below all three heavens and in the depths of the earth. Jesus referred to it as the “heart of the earth” in Matthew 12:40, and it was the abode of the righteous dead before Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. Jesus also referred to this place as “paradise” when He promised the thief on the cross that he would be with Him ...

    Abraham’s Bosom was a place of comfort and a place of waiting. The sins of Old Testament saints were remitted by the Levitical system of atonement using the blood of animals. Since this was insufficient to atone for their sins, those who died in faith went to Abraham’s Bosom and waited until their sins would be paid for completely. They waited for ...

    Since the time of Jesus’ ascension, Abraham’s Bosom remains empty. At death, the souls of Christians go directly to Heaven through the Door (Jesus). There now only remains the place of torment as an abode of the dead in the earth. We call this place “hell,” which is an English translation of the Greek word “hades’ and the Hebrew word “sheol.” “Sheo...

    In Abraham’s Bosom (Luke 16:22), the Old Testament saints were comforted by Father Abraham. But now they are in the comfort and rest of God the Father in Heaven, and in the presence of their Messiah and Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Heaven is the eternal resting place for all who die in faith, having had their sins forgiven and washed away by the...

    At death, the souls of Old Testament saints awaited Jesus’ atonement in Abraham’s Bosom. When Jesus ascended to Heaven after his death, burial, and resurrection, He took all who were in Abraham’s Bosom with Him (Ephesians 4:8). At death, New Testament saints ( those who live in the age of the Christian Church– also known as the age of the indwellin...

  5. May 9, 2024 · Genesis 15:6 tells us that Abraham believed God and that was enough for God to credit it to him for righteousness (see also Romans 4:3-8). The Old Testament sacrificial system did not take away sin, as Hebrews 10:1-10 clearly teaches.

  6. Where did the righteous people in the Old Testament go after death before Jesus ascended into heaven? Answer: After death, the just souls of the pre-Christian era existed in a state of being that is often referred to in Hebrew as Sheol or in Greek as Hades (Catechism 633).

  7. What happened to Old Testament believers after death? The Old Testament speaks of a place called sheol in Hebrew (often translated "grave") where both the righteous and the wicked consciously live in the afterlife. For example, Psalm 9:17 teaches, "The wicked shall return to Sheol."