Where is Paradise? Well the Bible refers to three kinds of heaven. There is an atmospheric heaven—the sky, the breathable atmosphere that blankets the earth. There is a planetary heaven that encompasses our mighty and majestic universe.

And then there is the third heaven: Paradise. It exists outside our physical universe. Paul was privileged to have a peek into this realm. What he experienced was so otherworldly that he was prohibited to share the details. Paradise is not the domain of the dead but the land of superabundant life. It is almost heaven, but not quite. It is grand, but temporary lodging. A universe forever purged of sin and populated by lovers of God.

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