Sentences with phrase «heaven was an elevation»

Wouldn't it be more glorious, if when you left this world, your reward in heaven was an elevation of your existance to something like pure energy... free of human desires like for gold freakin streets or virgins?

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R. Bultmann wrote, «according to the oldest view, Christ's resurrection coincides with his exaltation to heavenly glory».23 G. Bornkamm agrees, saying, «What is certainly the oldest view held by the Church made no distinction between the resurrection of Christ and his elevation to the right hand of the Father, while only later was there developed, in addition, the theory of the resurrected Christ walking the earth for a time and only subsequently ascending into heaven.

Pierce lists (pp. 2 - 20) three main views (each with varying nuances) that have been advanced over the centuries concerning the subject, object, occasion, and message of Christ's announcement (ekeryxen, 3:19) in connection with his death, resurrection, ascension to heaven, and elevation to God's right hand.

• Diversity among high - elevation butterflies is beginning to fall as temperatures become uncomfortably warm for them and, Shapiro says, «There is nowhere to go except heaven.»