I’m looking for thoughts:
The Bible seems to back the doctrine that no one has gone up to heaven yet, and they are instead asleep, waiting for the Lord’s call.
John 3:13: “¹³And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.” (Jesus to Nicodemus)
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: “¹⁶For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:and the dead in Christ shall rise first: ¹⁷Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (Paul to the Thessalonians)
Does anyone know of scripture that backs the idea that people (with the exception of specifically named individuals [i.e. Elijah]) have already ascended to heaven?
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I haven been sharing this John 3:13 but religion keepOn telling people that their dead relatives are in heaven! Lala mind!