Timeline for When did the concept that God allows time before judging someone for his/ her sins take root in pre-Messianic era?
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| yesterday | vote | accept | Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan | ||
| Dec 3 at 0:22 | comment | added | Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan | Thanks Anne. You have perfectly understood the question. After death, one does not get a chance to repent. God's judgement at the moment of one's death would be as good as one' s judgement on His Second Coming. The existence of purgatory is a matter of difference of opinion , and I choose not to discuss it for the time being. | |
| Dec 2 at 21:18 | comment | added | Dottard | +1. Good answer. Another example is the extra 400 years granted to the Amalekites. Deut 25:19. | |
| Dec 2 at 17:43 | comment | added | Anne | I never mentioned hell in my answer; the OT verse I quoted said 'grave', and this is what was understood - the 'place' for the departed dead; the grave where corpses were laid. Sheol is the Hebrew word. "For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in the grave who shall give thee thanks?" Ps.6:5 There are hints in the OT of resurrection and judgment but it was only after Christ's resurrection and his teaching about hell that Christians understood. But is not this Q about God's judgment of the living, not the dead, with no mention of eternal damnation? Or have I misunderstood? | |
| Dec 2 at 16:30 | comment | added | Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan | PS: Please read ' ...meant for an unrepentant sinner..' | |
| Dec 2 at 16:00 | comment | added | Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan | Thanks, Anne. I searched for ' hell' on Bible Gateway and could nost find any mention in OT. The nearest available is: "If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there" ( Psalm 139:8). I personally feel that Israel believed in sufferings consequent to sin in this world itself either by the person committing it, or by his/her heirs. I wonder how Israel viewed the concept of hell and eternal damnation meant for a sinner who may otherwise have had a fruitful earthly life. | |
| Dec 2 at 15:15 | history | answered | Anne | CC BY-SA 4.0 |