Hebrews 11:35 What do you think this means?

jwharv · #1 07-12-2007, 11:36 PM

Heb 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

What is this verse saying to you?

OP_Carl · #2 07-13-2007, 04:59 AM

These are things that the prophets of old did through faith. By faith they raised people from the dead. By faith they accepted that the kingdom of heaven promised was far better to acquire than anything on earth, and so they acquiesced to torture rather than compromise their faith and their hope in attainment of the promise.

Their resurrection will be "better" if on the judgment day they can say that their faith was never compromised, not even in the face of torture.

Heavenly rewards are not equal among those that make heaven.

Rico · #3 07-13-2007, 05:09 AM

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These are things that the prophets of old did through faith. By faith they raised people from the dead. By faith they accepted that the kingdom of heaven promised was far better to acquire than anything on earth, and so they acquiesced to torture rather than compromise their faith and their hope in attainment of the promise.

Their resurrection will be "better" if on the judgment day they can say that their faith was never compromised, not even in the face of torture.

Heavenly rewards are not equal among those that make heaven.

I thought only 144,000 are going to make Heaven and the rest of us will be here in the New Earth.

OP_Carl · #4 07-13-2007, 05:23 AM

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I thought only 144,000 are going to make Heaven and the rest of us will be here in the New Earth.

You're right about everything but the word 'us.'

Rico · #5 07-13-2007, 05:30 AM

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You're right about everything but the word 'us.'

I was just starting to like you..............

OP_Carl · #6 07-13-2007, 07:44 AM

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I was just starting to like you..............

I've got to nip that sort of thing in the bud!

Pressing-On · #7 07-13-2007, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jwharv

Heb 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

What is this verse saying to you?

Well, I would think that if you accepted deliverance from torture for what you stood for you would, in essence, be denying God.

A better resurrection would be, if you did not deny Him by accepting deliverance, you would be accepted into His Everlasting Kingdom.