Mystery

A “mystery” is something which was previously hidden but has now been revealed.  Paul has come to see a certain method in God’s way of dealing with Jews and Gentiles: the fall of Israel has led to the salvation of the Gentiles, and the salvation of the Gentiles is moving the Jews to jealousy.  This [...]

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The Intermediate State

The New Testament, like the Old, teaches that man is not annihilated at death but continues to exist, either in Hades or in a place of blessedness sometimes called Paradise or Abraham’s Bosom.  Hades is the usual Septuagint translation of Sheol.  The meaning of Hades in the New Testament, however, is not exactly the same [...]

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