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Pre-2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2023 Messages

Justification by Faith - Ballyhalbert Gospel Hall - 23rd. April 2023

2022 Messages

Cups That bring Us to Salvation - Ballyhalbert gospel Hall - 02nd. Oct. 22

The Greatest Lie - Derryneil Baptist Church - 21st. August 2022

The Longest Reign - Derryneill Baptist Church - 5th. June 2022

Behold the Lamb of God - Derryneill Baptist Church - 2o March 2022

2021 Messages

4 Biblical Questiohs - Derryneill Baptist Church - 24 Oct. 2021

The Death of the Cross - Derryneill Baptist Church - 11 Jul. 2021

Three Words form the Cross, the Tomb, & the Throne - Derryneill Baptist Chruch - 04.04.21

2020 Messages

Jesus himself - Derryneill Batist Church - - 02 Aug. 2020

The Night Before the Crucifixion - 27 September 2020

2019 Messages

2209-Rich-Man-and-Lazarus

Resurrection-of-Dead

0401-I-love-the-Lord

0324-Remission-Redemption-and-Rcconcilliation

2018 Messages

1109-3-appearings

0701Suffering-and-glory

0325-Jesuslastdays

0401-lastthings

0204-the-gospel

0114-heahallbetreat

2017 Messages

bestknownverse-1

050217Christcrucified-1

0604beholdthelamb-1

0226howcanweknow-1

0219testifyofme-1

2016 Messages

deathofcross-1

greatestthings

pascallamb

unfoldingdrama

2015 Messages

Three-Appointments

sogreatsalvation

lotswife

jewels

falserufuges

whothen

2014 Messages

3words

Back-to-Basics

Christsuffered

considerhim

resurrrectionofdead

unspeakablegift

washandclean

nameofjesus

opened

Pre 2014 Messages

Gods-Grace-to-Gentiles

What-Jesus-bore-and-Will-Bear

130303Bartimeaus

New-Things

Four-Biblical-Cups

120602Four-Important-Days

Look-and-Live

The-Great-White-Throne

It-is-Finished

Prepare-to-Meet-Thy-God-1

“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee
“To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise”.

The question which is asked is this, did the thief go to “paradise” that day to be with Christ? Almost without a moments hesitation many Christians would answer “yes” but is that indeed what happened? Let us look carefully at the facts. The thief’s request was “Lord remember me when thou comest into Thy kingdom”. The thief was no doubt an Israelite and as such knew well the promises of the Old Testament regarding the Messiah and the kingdom He would reign over. He had read the superscription written over the Saviour’s head “This is Jesus of Nazareth the king of the Jews”. He had watched the Lord and listened to His words and realized He was indeed the King. The thief did not ask to be taken to heaven to be with the Lord when he died that day but for Christ to remember him when he came into His kingdom. Our Lord’s answer to him was regarding that day when His kingdom will be set up on earth otherwise it had no relevance. He promised the thief that he would be part of it when it would come. Later, after His resurrection the Lord told Mary “I am not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to My God, and your God”. Surely these plain words of scripture are clear, Jesus had not at that point ascended into heaven. The problem lies with the comma and where the translators have placed it in the verse. Greek scholars inform us that in the original greek there are no punctuation marks so it was at the discretion of the translators where they placed it. The words of Christ to the thief are easily understood when we recognize this important fact, He simply told him “I tell you today you will be with me in paradise”. The word “paradise” has the definite article and should read “The paradise”, not referring to heaven at all but the paradise of the kingdom set up on earth. Someone is sure to say that’s what the Jehovah Witnesses teach about this verse. We are not interested in what JW’S say and indeed recognize them as a false cult but we cannot change the true meaning of the verse just to get one over on them. The readers will see as we deal with other texts that it would have been scripturally impossible for the thief to go to heaven that day anyhow, but more on that later.

Luke 23.43 “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee
“To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise”.

The question which is asked is this, did the thief go to “paradise” that day to be with Christ? Almost without a moments hesitation many Christians would answer “yes” but is that indeed what happened? Let us look carefully at the facts.

The thief’s request was “Lord remember me when thou comest into Thy kingdom”. The thief was no doubt an Israelite and as such knew well the promises of the Old Testament regarding the Messiah and the kingdom He would reign over. He had read the superscription written over the Saviour’s head “This is Jesus of Nazareth the king of the Jews”. He had watched the Lord and listened to His words and realized He was indeed the King. The thief did not ask to be taken to heaven to be with the Lord when he died that day but for Christ to remember him when he came into His kingdom.

Our Lord’s answer to him was regarding that day when His kingdom will be set up on earth otherwise it had no relevance. He promised the thief that he would be part of it when it would come. Later, after His resurrection the Lord told Mary “I am not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to My God, and your God”. Surely these plain words of scripture are clear, Jesus had not at that point ascended into heaven.

The problem lies with the comma and where the translators have placed it in the verse. Greek scholars inform us that in the original greek there are no punctuation marks so it was at the discretion of the translators where they placed it. The words of Christ to the thief are easily understood when we recognize this important fact, He simply told him “I tell you today you will be with me in paradise”. The word “paradise” has the definite article and should read “The paradise“, not referring to heaven at all but the paradise of the kingdom set up on earth.

S omeone is sure to say that’s what the Jehovah Witnesses teach about this verse. We are not interested in what JW’S say and indeed recognize them as a false cult but we cannot change the true meaning of the verse just to get one over on them. The readers will see as we deal with other texts that it would have been scripturally impossible for the thief to go to heaven that day anyhow, but more on that later.