Bible Discussion Thread Page 2

Shabbat Keeper,

Not intending to be meddling, but Chris was not being contentious with Valmar. He was seeking clarification from Him.

Chris, when Martha's brother, Lazarus, died what did Jesus say? Jesus said, "Lazarus is sleeping". Then, Jesus clarified, "Lazarus is dead". When Lazarus came back from the dead, did he complain? "Hey! I was having a great time in heaven! Why did you bring me back?". Did Lazarus tell everyone what he was doing in heaven? Where is Lazarus account of his time in heaven?

There isn't an account because Lazarus was sleeping.

:) yes , great post , I really don't understand why people can't see this . If we thought about things a bit more careful we would all have wondered why Lazarus didn't tell us all about the 'after life ' . We all , including me , need to put ourselves right there in that moment , I think some people find the Bible a bit abstract , a bit detached , but all the people we read about are humans just like us , they would think and feel and say the kind of things that we would if we were there in person . We need to try to put ourselves right there and consider , how would we feel ? What would we think ? What questions would we ask ? If Lazarus , being a human , had gone to heaven he would have told us all about it and everyone who believed that we go to heaven would have asked him about it , as you said , where is that discourse ?

Hello Jema,

It is very possible that Lazarus did tell people his experiences, but God chose to not include his words in Scripture.

Exactly right, Jema! :)

You comment here to me, Shabbat Keeper, seems out of place from what Valmar's post was about & my question to her. So, I can't give you an answer because I don't understand your connection about Lazarus & what has been presented.

You like to contend.