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[ This is also contrary to Luke's obvious belief in Hades/Sheol (Luke 16:19-31), rather than paradise. Then seven chapters later he believes in paradise!? And he is telling us that God went to paradise on that day? Yet they also tell us Christ didn't even resurrect for three days. ]

Well K-man... they didnt have any christian seminary's in those days{cough}.. I have a friend that (proverbially) tears his clothes and throws dust in the air over God demanding the Israelites comit genocide with the Amalikites and other times and places in degrees.. Yet he knows nothing about the Amalikites.. and their heinous cultural practices.. And the Israelites themselves were fairly "raw' in humanity themselves..

Its easy to "accuse" the Apostles of ugh!.. dullness in becoming comfortable with a spiritual life even with the Holy Spirit as guide.. My experience and many I fellowship with have had the same kind problems with deep spiritual "truths".. (concepts).. Example; John ch 10 just opened up to me in a new deeper way recently.. than ever before.. No doubt the Apostles had some of the same problems.. You see... having the Holy Spirit as guide and listening with "both ears" can be tough.. Its wonderful that John was not Luke was not Paul was not Mark was not Matthew was not Moses etc.. We all see darkly as I beleive we are supposed to.. Each of our lives is unique in a thousand individual way.. What a plan that God would test his plan(s) though millions of different iterations..

Thank you so very much for sharing your insights and testimony, dear brother in Christ!

You see... having the Holy Spirit as guide and listening with "both ears" can be tough.. Its wonderful that John was not Luke was not Paul was not Mark was not Matthew was not Moses etc.. We all see darkly as I beleive we are supposed to.. Each of our lives is unique in a thousand individual way.. What a plan that God would test his plan(s) though millions of different iterations.

Indeed, God is like a master artist. He doesn't mix all the colors on His palette into one. If He did, what would His Creation say?

The differences between the Apostles are beautiful as we can also see in the metaphor of gemstones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem.

And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation [was] jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. – Revelation 21:19-20

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. – Psalms 19:1-3

Praise God!!!