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2 Corinthians 12 1-4 ? Hi Friends, This one has me stumped.3rd Heaven?.I thought there was only one Heaven.So what about the other two?I don`t get it. Why is there another two and who goes there? Can anybody enlighten me on this? Yours in Christ, Wendy  Show me the way Sweet JESUS. Lead and i Will follow.    |
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8/5/2008 2:29 pm |
Hi Wendy, The only New Testament reference to "third heaven" is in 2 Corinthians 12 v 2 when Paul says he knows of a man who was 'caught up into the third heaven'. He is probably talking about himself but being modest. According to my commentary "third heaven" is a Jewish expression for the immediate presence of God. I suspect you are going to get lots of wacky responses to this question but since this verse is all the Bible says about it anything else is pure speculation. Yes I know I said I was taking a break from the blogs but I decided to make an exception to answer your question! {I've also put a poll on tonight so don't forget to vote}. Peter  "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth" 2 Timothy 2 v 15
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Good answer Peter
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Good answer Peter Hi there, just had to pop in to say hi. 
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Hi Wendy! Once we had a short discussion about heaven, but there is actually much more to tell. However, when I cited John 3:13 ("NO ONE has ever gone into/ascended up to heaven EXCEPT THE ONE who came from heaven--the Son of Man."), the discussion expanded to where Enoch and Elijah might have been taken. I'll paste below the short comment together with two Ephesians verses, I hope it helps: Eph. 4:9 - (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? Eph. 4:10 - He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than ALL THE HEAVENS, in order to fill the whole universe/all things.) HEAVEN: where God is, where Jesus came from and returned to, by himself alone, by his own power. I would avoid any "apparent contradiction" and maintain Jesus on a higher plan. I would rather prefer to understand that Enoch and Elijah were taken to a lower heaven level, as Paradise = 3rd heaven, as Paul experienced in 2 Chor. 12:2-4. Better to sustain an even higher heaven conception: ...above ALL heavens (Eph. 4-10) Only God and Jesus can be so high until the New Heaven and Earth after Rev. 20 will take place. I once heard also of a 7th heaven... but maybe you can check it out?
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