So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with the transgressors. And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us. And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong. What About the Thief on the Cross? Page Menu. See Also:. This story illustrates the importance of correct punctuation. If the punctuation is off by even one word it can mean something entirely different. As we compare scriptures one with another we will find apparent contradictions, but if we look carefully at the clearest texts and the overwhelming evidence in the scriptures on a certain subject, we will find the truth see Isaiah Often it's our preconceived ideas that lead us to think a certain verse means a specific thing.
We must be careful never to take a verse out of context. The question now is, how can we harmonize this verse with the rest of the Bible? Is the punctuation in the Bible inspired? In the original Greek text of the New Testament there was no punctuation, in fact, there was no spacing between words. Here is a quote from the Greek language expert Michael W. Sentence punctuation was invented several centuries after the time of Christ.
When the translators of the English Bible translated this verse and others they had to decide where the punctuation should be. The translators themselves were not inspired. God definitely helped them translate the Bible, but the punctuation is not inspired since there was no punctuation in the original manuscripts. Translators made the simple mistake of placing the comma in the wrong position, perhaps because of their traditional beliefs about what happens when you die. This may seem like a surprising question to include, but there is a theory that paradise is not heaven but another place altogether.
People generally come up with this theory to clear up the apparent contradiction between what Christ said to the thief on the cross and what He said to Mary two days later. So where is the tree of life? The answer to this question will help us know where paradise is.
In Revelation , we learn that the tree of life is in the New Jerusalem. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Like this: Like Loading Hi Elvis, The two thieves went to their graves like any other people who died. Regards, Joshua Like Like. What do you mean God will give them a chance to learn the truth? Hi Bhelaim! Please read my article entitled: Is it true that all non-Christians today will go to hell? If you have questions, you can also leave your comment on that page. Very informative. Thanks for this. Thank you Ge Ain! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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