Where O where is Paradise?
I’d really like to know,
I know that it must exist
For the Bible tells me so.
I can’t but believe the Word
Especially the words of Christ,
Two inferences I therein see
As he spoke of paradise.
Luke 23:43
The first is found in Luke;
The second in the Revelation
And both of these I noticed
Connect with our salvation.
Revelation 2:7
The first is about the thief
That with Jesus was crucified,
The other is about the tree of life
That is in the midst of paradise.
1 Corinthians 12:4
There is a third reference
And this is attributed to Paul:
He was caught up into paradise
And in the Bible, these are all.
Some cite Abraham’s bosom
As recorded in Luke 16:
Verses 19 to 31
Paint a picture of this scene.
Much is read into this passage,
Much is generally implied
And when there is speculation
In such I won’t confide.
The rich man, it is explicit,
Was definitely in torment,
He wanted Abraham to send someone
To warn his brothers to repent.
So, not much going here
To explain about paradise,
It’s not Abraham’s bosom for sure:
This is not even implied.
Jesus assured the thief,
On the day he was crucified
“Today thou shalt be with me”
And he ends, “in paradise.”
What that fully meant?
I surely do not know;
Jesus was buried that same day
Is what the Bible shows.
As a result, some conclude,
It’s a compartment in hades
Where the born-again believer goes
On the event of his demise.
There in spirit consciousness
He awaits the blessed resurrection
Which shall be on the last day
As recorded in Revelation.
“He that overcomes,” Jesus said,
“Will eat of the tree of life,”
And this tree, he continues,
Is in the midst of God’s paradise.
No hard and fast conclusion
As far as these references show
But if any of you has seen more
Please, I would like to know.
Stewart Russell © May 30, 2021