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On Wed, 2008-11-12 at 09:10 -0500, Keli of Coxsackie wrote:<BR>
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The Bible is very clear that there are <B>3 Eternal Destinies not 2</B>..<BR>
The wicked go to the Lake of Fire prepared for the Devil and his angels..<BR>
The Righteous go to the Eternal Nations.. where their tears will be wiped away..<BR>
The Holy will rule and reign with the Master as his bride..<BR>
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I disagree that the Bible is clear that there are 3 Eternal Destinies. I agree with Jon that you appear to be taking words and verses out of context to construct a false doctrine. It sounds scarily close to the Mormon doctrine of three heavens (or levels of heaven) - so you have two levels rather than three.<BR>
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I would also agree with Jon that I am extremely leery of needing further illumination outside of revealed scripture to understand a doctrine. You ought to be able to direct me to copious numbers of passages detailing this doctrine in within the word of God. <BR>
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As with Jon, my searches for a relationship between the words Eternal and Nations has come up dry. <BR>
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Jason P. Franklin
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Westwood Bible Fellowship
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