Emphasis Preaching Journal
Truly I tell you, today...
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"Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." I've heard this verse applied in
lots of ways. Some insist it means that unbaptized people can go to heaven. Those
teachers appear to forget that Jesus' new covenant came into effect after his
resurrection.
Others claim that it teaches that we go to heaven immediately after death. Caution is required on this point, too. Samuel the prophet didn't descend from heaven in angelic form to give King Saul the bad news of his imminent death. He temporarily rose from the
Others claim that it teaches that we go to heaven immediately after death. Caution is required on this point, too. Samuel the prophet didn't descend from heaven in angelic form to give King Saul the bad news of his imminent death. He temporarily rose from the