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To: teppe
What is your opinion of 2 Corinthians 12:2. Where Paul talks about a man caught up into the third heaven? Sounds surprisingly like LDS doctrine.

Thank you for asking, Teppe.

From a book by Ron Rhodes, Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses, Harvest House, 2008, p. 234:

"Are there three heavens? The Bible refers to three different heavens. The first heaven is the earth's atmosphere (Job 35:5). The second heaven is the interstellar universe (Genesis 1:17; Deuteronomy 17:3). The third heaven is the ineffable and glorious dwelling place of God in all His glory (2 Corinthians 12:2). It is elsewhere called the heaven of heavens and the highest heaven (1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:6)."

22 posted on 03/24/2013 9:59:07 PM PDT by Colofornian (If BoM is everlasting gospel, why no god as exalted man, 3 glorious degrees, men becoming gods, etc?)
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To: Colofornian; teppe

“What is your opinion of 2 Corinthians 12:2. Where Paul talks about a man caught up into the third heaven? Sounds surprisingly like LDS doctrine.
Thank you for asking, Teppe.

From a book by Ron Rhodes, Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses, Harvest House, 2008, p. 234:

“Are there three heavens? The Bible refers to three different heavens. The first heaven is the earth’s atmosphere (Job 35:5). The second heaven is the interstellar universe (Genesis 1:17; Deuteronomy 17:3). The third heaven is the ineffable and glorious dwelling place of God in all His glory (2 Corinthians 12:2). It is elsewhere called the heaven of heavens and the highest heaven (1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:6).””


It’s worth noting that the Hebrew word for “heaven” itself literally means “the heights.” Thus, the “highest heights” would refer to heaven itself.


31 posted on 03/24/2013 10:18:41 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans
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