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   >>>>>>Yup, a afterlife "place" of two divisions.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>This is also reflected in the NT parable of the rich man and the   
   begger.   
   >>>>>   
   Friend james plugsin a rotely learned jw vatican response:   
      
   >>>>>Like I said that you snipped out. Jesus was saying a parable. So what   
   >>>>>is a parable?   
   >>   
   >>Answer, using ideas common to 1st centurie jews about the two part   
   >>afterlife;   
   >   
      
   Friend james suggests a thory:   
      
   >The Bible shows what the Jewish thinking was in the first century.   
   >Concerning the dead Lazarus, his sister Martha told Jesus what she   
   >believed would happen. John 11:24,   
   >   
   >"Martha said to him: I know he will rise in the resurrection on the   
   >last day.   
   >   
   >So she didn't say he would be in Heaven. And she didn't say he was in   
   >hellfire. Nor after Lazarus was resurrected, did Lazarus say he was   
   >living somewhere else. NO, HE WAS JUST A NON-CONSCIENCE BODY IN HIS   
   >GRAVE. (Ec 9:5,10; Ps 146:3,4)   
      
   Smile, she did not mention the afterlife in any form; she is silent on the   
   two place afterlife any jew knew.  Why would she provide details all   
   already knew?  She did not expect heaven/hell; as above only aftr the   
   resurrection/final judgment would all go o their final reward.   
      
   >>ourselves toward each other.  Christ doesn't use chinese ideas about an   
   >>afterlife; He uses those ideas with which all around Him are aware.  A   
   >>parable using the chinese ideas would be meaningless to make His point.   
   >   
      
   Friend james gives his best effort, no handy dandy jw vatican plugin fits:   
      
   >Unless they had Chinese takeout at the time. (:>)   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)