So how could Jesus say to the thief, "Today you will be with Me in Paradise"?
How could Jesus be in Paradise when he was dead and buried in the
grave for 3 days and 3 nights, before He was raised by the Father?
Matthew 13:34 (KJV)
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables;
and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Mark 4:34 (KJV)
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when
they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Jesus was in front of a crowd, that wanted Him dead. Jesus very
well could have spoken a parable/hidden [when event] would occur.
The Rich Man and Lazarus is a parable.
Jesus made many parables leading up to chapter 16 in Luke.
Luke 16:14 Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees , who were
covetous, heard all these things[parables]: and they derided him.
Paradise
Jesus could have meant I'm telling you today, you will be with
Me in Paradise, [a future time] and a place, [not even made yet].
Even many of Gods prophets and apostles did not know the
timing to certain events like in Acts 1:6-7 or Daniel 12.
"paradise" G3857
παράδεισος
paradeisos
par-ad'-i-sos
Of Oriental origin (compare [H6508]); a park, that is, (specifically)
an Eden (place of future happiness, “paradise”): - paradise.
Total KJV occurrences: 3
"compare" H6508
פַּרְדֵּס
pardês
par-dace'
Of foreign origin; a park: - forest, orchard.
Total KJV occurrences: 3 Luke 23:43
Paradise is connected to [Eden], a garden of Gods, and also
it is connected to the tree of life; both will be on this earth.
occurrence #2 future event in Revelation 2:7 (KJV)
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 22:2 (KJV)
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 22:14 (KJV)
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.
Future event Isaiah 51:3 (KJV) God will make A garden on earth in Jerusalem,
might be in the very same location as the first garden in Eden in Geneses.
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places;
and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden
of the LORD ; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving,
and the voice of melody.
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Past event in Genesis 2:8 (KJV)
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden;
and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:10 (KJV)
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and
from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
occurrence # 3
2 Corinthians 12:1-5 (KJV)
how that he was caught up into paradise, and heard
unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
In this verses Paul, in [a vision] could not tell if he was in
the body or out of the body, or if it was even a real. event
Jesus Christ does bring our rewards with Him Isaiah 40:10
Isaiah 28:10 (KJV)
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept;
line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
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The Garden of God [aka paradise] will be on earth in the mill.
The thief on the cross and Lazarus will be in the first resurrection.
