Thank you dearly beloved for a reminder and a stir up of memory in your Holy Scripture quote. And dearly beloved kaycie and my spiritual understanding comes from these cross-references;
1. Luke 23;43 - And HE(JESUS) said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."
2. Revelation 2;7 - He who has and ear let him hear what the SPIRIT says to the churches,, "To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of GOD." [Genesis 2;8 - And the LORD GOD planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there HE put the man whom HE had formed. (and verse 9 - And out of the ground the LORD GOD made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The 'Tree of Life' was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
As it is written in justification that, paradise and the garden planted in Eden are referred to the same place by GOD's Word(CHRIST) in the Holy Bible and the 'Tree of Life' our LORD GOD made to sprung up is there in that garden. And it also refers to as a waiting place for some, who were taken up, even the thief on the cross beside JESUS and with JESUS and it is the LORD's will that the thief shall be there and no one can question HIM about that, as also referring witnessing written in the Gospel of John that, Peter ask JESUS, "What about him(John)?". And JESUS replied, "What is it to you(Peter) if I want him(John) to live until I return."
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