Bible Themes · Last things

Paradise

The destination of the righteous after death

Luke 23:43 This Persian term originally described a park or pleasure garden. It was used by the Jews of the Garden of Eden, and of the future blessedness of the saints. See also 2 Corinthians 12:3–4; Revelation 2:7

And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.

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