paradise/heaven/the bosom of Abraham I was really wondering about this whether paradise and heaven are the same thing.
I started reading up on this and I found that paradise is not heaven but a level of hell,when saints died in the OT they went to the bosom of Abraham a waiting place.
When Jesus told the thief on the cross 'today you will be with me in paradise' this could not have been heaven because Jesus never ascended to heeaven until he had first spent 3 days in hades,he then set those free who were waiting in the bosom of Abraham and then spent I believe 40 days on earth before he ascended to heaven,correct me if I am wrong please here about how many days Jesus was on earth before he ascended.
So my conclusion is that paradise is not heaven but a level of hell because the rich man was able to speak to Abraham from hell , and heaven is where the saints and those who believe now go to when they die.
This is just how I see it anyway
I started reading up on this and I found that paradise is not heaven but a level of hell,when saints died in the OT they went to the bosom of Abraham a waiting place.
When Jesus told the thief on the cross 'today you will be with me in paradise' this could not have been heaven because Jesus never ascended to heeaven until he had first spent 3 days in hades,he then set those free who were waiting in the bosom of Abraham and then spent I believe 40 days on earth before he ascended to heaven,correct me if I am wrong please here about how many days Jesus was on earth before he ascended.
So my conclusion is that paradise is not heaven but a level of hell because the rich man was able to speak to Abraham from hell , and heaven is where the saints and those who believe now go to when they die.
This is just how I see it anyway