The Dead walking out of their Tombs
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So was that angelic child with a flashy word sent to prevent anyone from re-entering the garden or does the flaming sword shine upon the two cheribums facing east so that those who are lost can find their way back into the garden?
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. Genesis 3:24
Now before the earth had had brought forth any plant or herb, the LORD God made man and planted a garden. And in the midst of that garden called Eden the LORD God made every tree that was pleasant to look upon and good for food to grow, the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil also.
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. Genesis 3:24
Now before the earth had had brought forth any plant or herb, the LORD God made man and planted a garden. And in the midst of that garden called Eden the LORD God made every tree that was pleasant to look upon and good for food to grow, the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil also.
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We don't get a bye into heaven like Adam had, Jesus is the way ,,, 44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
We don't get a bye into heaven like Adam had, Jesus is the way ,,, 44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
You could say that they were *potentially* in Paradise.
Many people have the mistaken idea that Abraham's Bosom in Sheol/Hades was Paradise. However we know from other Scriptures that Paradise is in the third heaven (God's Heaven), and in fact within the New Jerusalem. So it was only AFTER the resurrection of Christ that all the OT saints went to Paradise in the New Jerusalem, and became the spirits of just men made perfect (or both perfect and complete).
But they were not necessarily sleeping in Sheol. Their bodies (when buried) gave the appearance of sleep or repose (and sleep is a metaphor for death in the Bible), but as we know from Luke 16, those saints were very much awake and alive. And during the three days and three nights that Christ was in Sheol/Hades, they all heard Christ preach (or proclaim his victory) to the spirits in prison (both the righteous and unrighteous dead, and possibly the angels chained in Tartarus).
Some of these saints were undoubtedly given resurrection bodies after the resurrection of Christ, and walked about Jerusalem as stated in Scripture. We are not told how long they remained on earth, or whether they accompanied the Risen Lord to Heaven (which is more than likely)
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city [Jerusalem], and appeared unto many. (Mt 27:52,53)
Many people have the mistaken idea that Abraham's Bosom in Sheol/Hades was Paradise. However we know from other Scriptures that Paradise is in the third heaven (God's Heaven), and in fact within the New Jerusalem. So it was only AFTER the resurrection of Christ that all the OT saints went to Paradise in the New Jerusalem, and became the spirits of just men made perfect (or both perfect and complete).
But they were not necessarily sleeping in Sheol. Their bodies (when buried) gave the appearance of sleep or repose (and sleep is a metaphor for death in the Bible), but as we know from Luke 16, those saints were very much awake and alive. And during the three days and three nights that Christ was in Sheol/Hades, they all heard Christ preach (or proclaim his victory) to the spirits in prison (both the righteous and unrighteous dead, and possibly the angels chained in Tartarus).
Some of these saints were undoubtedly given resurrection bodies after the resurrection of Christ, and walked about Jerusalem as stated in Scripture. We are not told how long they remained on earth, or whether they accompanied the Risen Lord to Heaven (which is more than likely)
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city [Jerusalem], and appeared unto many. (Mt 27:52,53)
He went to Sheol/Hades with Christ, then to Paradise after the resurrection of Christ. If that verse is punctuated differently it makes sense. I'm using the NKJV:
New King James Version
And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you today, you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Note: The Greek did not have punctuations and paragraphs.
New King James Version
And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you today, you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Note: The Greek did not have punctuations and paragraphs.