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Will the religious go to heaven?

Answered by . October 22, 2009 - 9:27 pm 2

No. This is a myth that is widely believed but has no biblical support. John says that No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man (John 3:13) And Peter said Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and […]

Did the thief on the cross go to heaven?

Answered by . October 13, 2009 - 2:49 am 12

This is a verse that is well known and famous, but it’s almost as equally well known that the text is actually a mistaken translation. The standard version goes: Luke 23:42-43 And he [the thief] said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” {43} And he said to him, “Truly, I say to […]

What happened to Enoch?

Answered by . October 5, 2009 - 9:27 pm 5

Enoch is first mentioned in Genesis 4&5. There are two particularly intriguing verses about him: Gen. 5:24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now […]

Who saw heaven and returned to earth?

Answered by . October 3, 2009 - 8:02 pm

I think the questioner is referring to 2 Corinthians 12:1-5: I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven-whether in the body […]

Who dwells in heaven with God?

Answered by . August 8, 2009 - 5:41 pm

In the Old Testament, only angels are described as literally living in heaven with God. For example, an angel calls to Abraham from heaven (Genesis 22:11,15). Jacob has a vision of angels descending and ascending on a staircase between heaven and earth (Genesis 28:12), showing that angels are actively involved in events on earth and […]

What is the third heaven? (2 Corinthians 12:2)

Answered by . August 7, 2009 - 10:43 pm

In 2 Corinthians 12:2, Paul wrote (apparently about himself) I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven–whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. Who was that man? The context of the battle Paul is engaged in with the Jewish-Christian […]

How is our “reward in heaven” (Matthew 5:12)?

Answered by . August 7, 2009 - 5:50 pm

Matthew 5:12 (NIV) states Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Suppose I have a gift for my daughter and I tell her “Happy birthday! I have a gift for you in the dining room”. Then I may […]

Does our soul or spirit go to heaven?

Answered by . August 7, 2009 - 5:23 pm 21

There is one verse that describes a spirit going to heaven when we die: … and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. (Ecclesiastes 12:7) This is an allusion back to Genesis 2:7 and the creation of Adam. He was made from dust and […]