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[4] According to the various man-made traditions and creeds of Roman Catholicism and others, Christ Jesus did not go to Paradise that day either, but rather they say that he [Christ, in a Platonic Dualism] descended into hell [which is completely unscriptural, but that is for another time and topic] and it was not until the third day that he arose, and finally ascended into heaven. This creates a serious theological conundrum and contradiction for any which believe this, if they also think that Luke 23:43 says Christ Jesus entered Paradise that same day he died. Others attempt to redefine Paradise into a type of 'limbo', but even in this, it still contradicts.
We may see this from several Roman Catholic sources, such as Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica, Third Part, Question 52; Article 4, Reply To Objection 1 [and throughout, having both the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur] Reply to Objection 1. When Christ descended into hell He delivered the saints who were there, not by leading them out at once from the confines of hell, but by enlightening them with the light of glory in hell itself. Nevertheless it was fitting that His soul should abide in hell as long as His body remained in the tomb. - SUMMA THEOLOGICA: Christ's descent into hell (Tertia Pars, Q. 52)
or we may see it from the Creed of Aquiliea Descendit ad inferna; tertia die resurrexit a mortuis (He descended to hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead); Ascendit in clos; sedet ad dexteram Patris; (He ascended to the heavens; he sits at the right hand of the Father)- CHURCH FATHERS: Commentary on the Apostles' Creed (Rufinus)
or considering the Apostles Creed, it clearly states that Jesus was not caught up to Heaven until after the third day; T Apostles Creed ...(5) He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; (6) He ascended into Heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; ... - CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Apostles' Creed
or considering the Nicene Creed, it clearly says of Jesus that he, ...suffered and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven... - CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Nicene Creed
or considering the Athanasian Creed, it clearly says of Jesus, ...Who suffered for our salvation, descended into Hell, rose again the third day from the dead. He ascended into Heaven... - CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Athanasian Creed
[5] Paradise is actually the Garden of God in the city of God, wherein is the Throne of God in the third Heaven, where God the Father rules, from where Jesus came from and from which Lucifer was cast out of, by scripture:
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:32
It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 12:1
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. 2 Corinthians 12:2
And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth: ; 2 Corinthians 12:3
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. 2 Corinthians 12:4
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Revelation 2:7
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:2
Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone [was] thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Ezekiel 28:13
13en th trufh tou paradeisou tou qeou egenhqhs pan liqon crhston endedesai sardion kai topazion kai smaragdon kai anqraka kai sapfeiron kai iaspin kai argurion kai crusion kai ligurion kai acathn kai amequston kai crusoliqon kai bhrullion kai onucion kai crusiou eneplhsas tous qhsaurous sou kai tas apoqhkas sou en soi af¢ hs hmeras ektisqhs su Ezekiel 28:13 LXX
Jesus did not enter into Paradise until after He was resurrected and arose from death the third day according to the scriptures, this being His first ascension back into Heaven, the other at the Mount of Olives [Acts 1:9; Revelation 12:5], after 40 days [Acts 1:3], 10 days before Pentecost, the 50th Day [Leviticus 23:16] in exact fulfillment of the Biblical Types and Prophecy given in the OT [unto Moses and Aaron]. Let us see this.
[6] Jesus was dead and in the Tomb, resting in the sleep of death upon the 7th Day, the Sabbath of the Lord thy God, for even in death He is perfect, for he not going anywhere, as it is written, ...he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. [Job 21:32], until after His resurrection, for He must of necessity fulfill the scriptures:
Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Matthew 27:63
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Matthew 28:6
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. John 10:17
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. Revelation 1:18
And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; Revelation 2:8
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