{"id":11584,"date":"2024-10-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11584"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:07:39","slug":"paradise-mentions-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/paradise-mentions-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradijs in de Bijbel: 3 vermeldingen en wat het woord betekent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The word &quot;paradise&quot; appears three times in the KJV, all in the New Testament. Jesus promises it to the dying thief, Paul tells of a man &quot;caught up into paradise&quot;, and Christ offers the tree of life that grows there (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 12:4; Revelation 2:7). It began as a Persian word for a walled garden. That first meaning is worth holding on to. A paradise was a garden with a wall around it, and the Bible&#039;s own first\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KJV says &quot;paradise&quot; 3 times: Luke 23:43, 2 Corinthians 12:4 and Revelation 2:7. The Persian walled garden behind the word, and what Jesus promised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-11584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2442,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/how-satan-entered-eden\/","url_meta":{"origin":11584,"position":0},"title":"Why Was Satan in the Garden of Eden, and How Did He Get In?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Genesis names only the serpent. 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