Terry wrote: The other place, where the unsaved were held, is known as Sheol, and there was a great gulf between the two. People in Sheol were waiting to go to Gehenna, or Hell as we commonly call it.
dm: Just a minor comment for the sake of semantic accuracy. Doesn't the understanding of Abraham's Bosom / Paradise come primarily from the work, "Josephus' discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades"? If so, then perhaps we should base our language and descriptions upon this work. jt: I don't think so DavidM. my belief is the same as Terry's and my understanding comes from scripture Luke 16:19-31 where Jesus taught the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. <snip> So it seems to me that if the foundation for your understanding is based upon this work, it ought to speak in a way that Sheol is the place in which hell fire (Gehenna) resides, and also where Paradise / Abraham's Bosom resides (these being the same place) on the right hand, and the place of torments being on the left hand. In other words, all of this is in Sheol, in some subterraneous region in the depths of the earth. Of course, we recognize that those in Paradise have since the death of Christ been moved to heaven, but prior to that time, it seems that the Jewish understanding of Sheol was a place for all the dead not just some of the dead. It is Sheol which was divided into the place for the righteous and the place for the unrighteous. If you see it differently, I would welcome hearing your thoughts about it. Grace and Peace, Judy ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
