Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: oracle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Brian T. Coughlin) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: st. jude Message-ID: Date: 7 Jun 91 03:08:39 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 34 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Re: Gabor Hetyei In article hetyei@athena.mit.edu (Gabor Hetyei) writes: > I don't think those stories would be of any help. They happened before >the Immolation of the Lamb. No soul was in Paradise before the death of our >Savior. Hi, Gabor! I've heard this assertion from many people, including my father. I always wondered: how does this belief jibe with the second book of Kings? "When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to Heaven in a whirlwind, he and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal." (2 Kings 2:1) "As they walked on conversing, a flaming chariot and flaming horses came between them, and Elijah went up to Heaven in a whirlwind. When Elisha saw it happen he cried out, 'My father! My father! Israel's chariots and drivers!'" (2 Kings 2:11-12) Just a point to ponder... ---- Take care! Sincerely, Brian Coughlin oracle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu