Hi,
I have a test in my religious studies in high school, and I need to tell what Jesus mission was.
Of course I know he came to bring salvation. However, how should I explain precisely why?
I know he had to come partly because the old system of sacrifice and rituals were insufficient (at least in a sense).
People in OT could be righteous, because Jesus preached to righteous people in Hades after his death and he opened the way to heaven for them.
There were a part of hades called "Abraham's bosom", but also a bad side like for the rich man in Luke 16.
However, people like Enoch and Elijah, did they go to heaven?
How am I to explain why people couldn't be "fully saved" (they could end up in Abraham's bosom), but most (if Enoch and Elijah are an exception) couldn't enter heaven until Jesus came.
I have a test in my religious studies in high school, and I need to tell what Jesus mission was.
Of course I know he came to bring salvation. However, how should I explain precisely why?
I know he had to come partly because the old system of sacrifice and rituals were insufficient (at least in a sense).
People in OT could be righteous, because Jesus preached to righteous people in Hades after his death and he opened the way to heaven for them.
There were a part of hades called "Abraham's bosom", but also a bad side like for the rich man in Luke 16.
However, people like Enoch and Elijah, did they go to heaven?
How am I to explain why people couldn't be "fully saved" (they could end up in Abraham's bosom), but most (if Enoch and Elijah are an exception) couldn't enter heaven until Jesus came.
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