> 1. At the baptism of Jesus, Matt 3:16, ...he[John} saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove... This seems to indicate God, a Spirit and Jesus coexisting.......The situation seems to appear again in Matthew 28,19-20
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> 2. At your discussion of the thief on the cross, Item #4 states... "Just before dying, Jesus said, "Father, into thy hands am I committing MY SPIRIT." So upon death Christ's spirit returned to God, just as ours also do (Luke 23:46). Though Christ's spirit returned to God, Christ (Himself) was DEAD! Christ DIED on the cross for our sins: He did NOT go to paradise for our sins!"
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> The result seems to be our spirits hanging around God after death and remaining until the last trumpet. Your prior disc ussions seem to place the spirit in the grave awaiting the last trumpet, when the dead in Christ will be raised incorruptible to meet him in the air. 1Cor 15 :52.
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> In Luke 23 :46 results in Christ's Spirit returning to God after his death, What happened at the resurrection when he became a life-giving Spirit, but had not yet assended to his father (John 20, 17).
> C T
> Dear CT:
> Just checked my email before shutting down my computer, hence I am answering your email.
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> No, I have never said that our "spirit" is in the grave awaiting the last trump. At death, our spirit "RETURNS TO THE GOD WHO GAVE IT." (Ecc. 12:7).
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> I'm sorry, but I don't understand your last question regarding "What happened at the resurrection of Jesus....?"
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> God be with you
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> Ray