And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. A Prayer of David. Incline your ear, O Lord , and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager. I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert;. And God blessed them. And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image.
These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever. For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you.
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Yet, he speaks of immediate presence with the Lord following death, and the continuation of existence. He speaks of a future appearance of the Lord Jesus upon the earth, and the gathering together of all of the believers, living and dead, to himself.
See: 2 Cor —9; 1 Thess —18; 1 Cor — This status was not the result of breaking the Law, for all men had broken the Law, but of not believing in the Promised Messiah. This was a specific place assigned to the Fallen Angels who, since the flood, are kept in chains of darkness 1Peter ; Jude 6, 7. It also is a temporal place—they are also awaiting the time of the Final Judgment.
The Abyss, or Bottomless Pit, is a part of Tartarus, in which one very powerful angel is confined. He is Abaddon Hebrew or Apollyon Greek. There is no cessation of existence—only eternal suffering and anguish. There is no one—neither the unrighteous dead; Satan; Fallen Angels; nor Demons—in this place at the present.
This is the final depository prepared for Satan, his angels, and the demons. Yet, it is a place of absolute peace and rest. There are no scriptures that really give us a clear picture of what is happening there presently, but it is certainly timeless and pleasant. Only when we have a resurrection body, and a soul made whole will we be able to fully conceive of the glory of that place. Bible Answers. Greek for Beginners. Pastoral Care.
PDF Books. Paradise in the Jewish vernacular described heaven as being in the place where God is at. The Garden of Eden is sometimes referred to as Paradise, as some translations say in Genesis Paradise is also said to be a higher place, a holy of the holiest places where there is no sin. And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
Once more, John reveals that heaven is to come down to the earth and the Kingdom of Heaven will be the New Jerusalem which will be the capital of all the earth and from where Christ and His saints will rule. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. The only real difference that I could find between heaven and Paradise is the use of the word. Both describe the presence of God. Both describe a utopian state. Both describe the absence of sorrow, suffering and sin. All of the Old Testament saints will be there along with those who are now departed and with the Lord.
We could describe Paradise and hell or hades as temporary holding places until the New Jerusalem is established and the dead are joined back with their physical bodies. For those who have died in the faith, we know that they are present with the Lord right now because if a person is absent or deceased from their body, they are in the presence of the Lord 2 Cor If you have never had a time of repentance, confession of sin, and putting your trust in Christ, Paradise or heaven is not your destination.
You only have a fearful expectation of your awaiting judgment by God Rev
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