third heaven – Bible Q

When and what was Paul’s vision “fourteen years earlier” in 2 Corinthians 12:2

Answered by BibleQ . March 9, 2021 - 10:01 am

2 Corinthians 12:2: “I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows) was caught up to the third heaven.” This is clearly Paul, speaking of himself: see 2 Corinthians 12:6, 7, 9, 11; also 2 Peter 3:16. FOURTEEN YEARS […]

Paul went up to the third tier of Heaven which was not located on the earth: does this show that the saved go to heaven when they die?

Answered by BibleQ . July 29, 2013 - 8:27 am

No. Whatever happened to Paul when he was ‘caught up to the third heaven’ (2 Cor. 12:2) happened to him when he was alive, not dead, so it is no indication of what happens to people when they die. For more on the third heaven, see the answers to: ‘What is the third heaven? (2 […]

Who saw heaven and returned to earth?

Answered by BibleQ . 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 […]

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

Answered by BibleQ . 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 […]

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When and what was Paul’s vision “fourteen years earlier” in 2 Corinthians 12:2

Paul went up to the third tier of Heaven which was not located on the earth: does this show that the saved go to heaven when they die?

Who saw heaven and returned to earth?

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

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