Hark
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In Luke 16:19-31 is the parable of the rich man & the beggar named Lazarus where Lazarus had gone to Abraham's bosom & the rich man had gone to hell. The rich man can see Abraham afar off in Abraham's bosom in Luke 16:23 & was able to communicate with Abraham & vise versa in Luke 16:24-26.
In Luke 23:43, Jesus said to the one thief that he will be with him in Paradise that day.
Then we have this:
Ephesians 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) KJV
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; KJV
Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. KJV
Such testimonies from scripture places Abraham's bosom also known as Paradise, as beneath the earth but not in hell for where the spirits of the Old Testament saints went to after they die.
We can see evidence of this in where the spirit of the prophet Samuel was called up from in violation of God's commandment by the former King Saul in consulting with a medium in 1 Samuel 28:6-20.Quoted below are some of those verses from that reference.
1 Samuel 28:10 And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. 13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. 14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. 15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? KJV
This is why it is an abomination to seek answers from among the dead & not the Lord. Isaiah 8:19
So when Jesus had risen from the dead in leading the captives in captivity...
Matthew 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. KJV
And after Jesus had ascended to heaven, that is where Paradise aka Abraham's bosom is now located for when we die, we shall forever be with the Lord in Heaven awaiting our resurrection..
2 Corinthians 12:1It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth
such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth 4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. 5 Of such an one will I glory: .......KJV
1 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. KJV
Leading the captivity captive in Ephesians 4:8 is testifying about when He had ascended, He brought Paradise & the Old Testament saints with Him to Heaven.
Ephesians 4:. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. KJV
This is my understanding of where Abraham's bosom aka Paradise was located as beneath the earth near hell but not in hell in the days when Jesus was on earth for when He had shared that parable about the rich man & Lazarus,& after His ascension, Paradise is now located in Heaven, thanks to Jesus Christ the Lord.
In Luke 23:43, Jesus said to the one thief that he will be with him in Paradise that day.
Then we have this:
Ephesians 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) KJV
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; KJV
Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. KJV
Such testimonies from scripture places Abraham's bosom also known as Paradise, as beneath the earth but not in hell for where the spirits of the Old Testament saints went to after they die.
We can see evidence of this in where the spirit of the prophet Samuel was called up from in violation of God's commandment by the former King Saul in consulting with a medium in 1 Samuel 28:6-20.Quoted below are some of those verses from that reference.
1 Samuel 28:10 And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. 13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. 14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. 15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? KJV
This is why it is an abomination to seek answers from among the dead & not the Lord. Isaiah 8:19
So when Jesus had risen from the dead in leading the captives in captivity...
Matthew 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. KJV
And after Jesus had ascended to heaven, that is where Paradise aka Abraham's bosom is now located for when we die, we shall forever be with the Lord in Heaven awaiting our resurrection..
2 Corinthians 12:1It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth
such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth 4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. 5 Of such an one will I glory: .......KJV1 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. KJVLeading the captivity captive in Ephesians 4:8 is testifying about when He had ascended, He brought Paradise & the Old Testament saints with Him to Heaven.
Ephesians 4:. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. KJV
This is my understanding of where Abraham's bosom aka Paradise was located as beneath the earth near hell but not in hell in the days when Jesus was on earth for when He had shared that parable about the rich man & Lazarus,& after His ascension, Paradise is now located in Heaven, thanks to Jesus Christ the Lord.
