2007-02-09 05:36:40 · 10 answers · asked by woodsonhannon53 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No they went to paradise and were taken care of there until Christ opened the doors to heaven....this can be made most evident when christ tells the thief that dies next to him that he will be with him this day in paradise, pradise is also described many times in the OT. They were saved by their righteousness and reverance to God
2007-02-09 05:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by Robert K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they did. There are many ancient religions and they all had some version of heaven. Jesus was by no means the first (or only) man to teach people about God. If you read anything of the older religions the basic message is virtually identical.
2007-02-09 13:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by MissWong 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Through close walk with God. The example is Enoch. He was taken to God without meeting death. So it is God's grace for anyone He chose but when Jesus came, the grace is open to all who believe in Christ Jesus as God's Son and Savior.
2007-02-09 13:45:07 · answer #3 · answered by Ptuan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He went to preach to the captives, captive. In other words He went into the lower parts of the earth to preach to all those that died before HE came onto the scene and led the many out.
He did this after HIS death on the cross.
2007-02-09 13:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by having fun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that Jesus is God and God is eternal. Therefore Jesus is eternal and everything He does has an eternal element, including salvation.
When your soul exits the flesh it leaves time and enters eternity where the eternal Lord waits to give you salvation, provided you want it, that is. You can say, in effect, "Hell no. I won't go."
2007-02-09 13:41:11 · answer #5 · answered by Granny Annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before Jesus, there was no way to ask for forgiveness of sins besides making burnt sacrifices of crops & livestock. Supposedly.
2007-02-09 13:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by rrroboticcc 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they went to the heaven green room.
2007-02-09 13:39:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thru Love!
2007-02-09 13:39:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jacob used a ladder.
2007-02-09 13:39:17 · answer #9 · answered by Dave P 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they had to believe the prophets God sent,isaiah,joel,malachi,jeramiah,and so on and on,and they needed to stop sinning against God
2007-02-09 13:40:26 · answer #10 · answered by daleswife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋