Was Adam the First Person to get to Heaven?

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't it be something if instead of God, it would be people to decide who goes to hell and who goes to heaven?..
Oh wait.. confession...

[Anonymous]

Judaism did not have these formal concepts of heaven and hell. If you wish to believe that an entity named Jesus had the power to somehow pull dead Jews skyward like bottle rockets thousands of years after their death, well okay. That seems pretty freaky considering Adam had no relationship whatsoever with Jesus. Kind of like being raped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judaism did not have these formal concepts of heaven and hell. If you wish to believe that an entity named Jesus had the power to somehow pull dead Jews skyward like bottle rockets thousands of years after their death, well okay. That seems pretty freaky considering Adam had no relationship whatsoever with Jesus. Kind of like being raped.

Raped?
Was Adam Jewish?
Who are the dead Jews that flew skyward thousands of years after their death?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At mass today online it was mentioned right after Jesus opened gates of Heaven he pulled Adam up. First I ever heard. Kinda makes sense he was waiting the longest. But what about Eve? Did she go to Hell or Heaven?

You should have asked the priest. I was raised Catholic and never heard this one before.

A fourth Century mural unearthed in an underground Catholic Church depicted it

The Roman Catholic Church was not around in the fourth century. It was orthodox then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m Catholic and I’m pretty sure that I was always taught Elijah went to heaven. That would have been pre-Jesus.

2 Kings 2:11 “Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.”

First Maccabees 2:58 “Elijah because of great zeal for the Law was taken up into heaven.”

God took Enoch too.

Genesis 5:24

And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

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With all the scientific knowledge we now have showing the earth has existed for billions of years you still believe there was an “Adam”?

Actually science tells us there was a Mitochondrial Eve and a Y Chromosomal Adam. Single individuals who we are all descended from through our mothers or fathers.

Hey, also mention these things, why dontcha:

- Mitochondrial Eve is hypothetical and that term is a euphemism
- She and Y Chromosomal Adam may not have lived at the same time
- Science also tells us there were antecedents
- None of this - NONE - is in support of or consistent with biblical scripture or young earth creationism. No. Not yours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve

I cannot believe people believe stories that aren't even in the bible

I cannot believe that people believe stories that are in the Bible.

I think the Easter Bunny was the first one into heaven.

[Anonymous]

Wasn't anyone taking roll?

[Anonymous]

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With all the scientific knowledge we now have showing the earth has existed for billions of years you still believe there was an “Adam”?

Actually science tells us there was a Mitochondrial Eve and a Y Chromosomal Adam. Single individuals who we are all descended from through our mothers or fathers.

Hey, also mention these things, why dontcha:

- Mitochondrial Eve is hypothetical and that term is a euphemism
- She and Y Chromosomal Adam may not have lived at the same time
- Science also tells us there were antecedents
- None of this - NONE - is in support of or consistent with biblical scripture or young earth creationism. No. Not yours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve

I cannot believe people believe stories that aren't even in the bible

I cannot believe that people believe stories that are in the Bible.

I can’t believe non-believers spend hours here. Or think being catty is going to change anybody’s mind.

[Anonymous]

Yes...Adam West

[Anonymous]

Adam and Eve is a hypothetical story, not factual. There are 2 creation stories and they are not combined.
The story is meant to be hypothetical and it is.

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With all the scientific knowledge we now have showing the earth has existed for billions of years you still believe there was an “Adam”?

Actually science tells us there was a Mitochondrial Eve and a Y Chromosomal Adam. Single individuals who we are all descended from through our mothers or fathers.

Hey, also mention these things, why dontcha:

- Mitochondrial Eve is hypothetical and that term is a euphemism
- She and Y Chromosomal Adam may not have lived at the same time
- Science also tells us there were antecedents
- None of this - NONE - is in support of or consistent with biblical scripture or young earth creationism. No. Not yours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve

I cannot believe people believe stories that aren't even in the bible

I cannot believe that people believe stories that are in the Bible.

I can’t believe non-believers spend hours here. Or think being catty is going to change anybody’s mind.

Why can't you believe that?

And what is wrong with PP who just corrected science misinformation and provided information to support it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Adam and Eve is a hypothetical story, not factual. There are 2 creation stories and they are not combined.
The story is meant to be hypothetical and it is.

+1. Exactly

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Anonymous wrote:Adam and Eve is a hypothetical story, not factual. There are 2 creation stories and they are not combined.
The story is meant to be hypothetical and it is.

+1. Exactly

The minister in me has to bite my tongue all the time about the Bible. I’m an Interfaith Hospice Chaplain so I work with people from all faith paths. And none. I get quizzed about this shi7 several times a month by family members. I stay professional and respectful, but the fear these poor people have grown up with causes so much pain. Especially when they are facing their death or the death of a loved one.

An early poster asked which parts of the Bible should be taken literally. My answer is almost none of it. (I want to emphasize this is my belief.) Scripture was written thousands of years ago in languages that we don’t even fully understand. And it’s been translated and retranslated over and over again, mostly by men with a vested interest in the outcome of the translation. We have no evidence that Jesus ever wrote anything at all. Scripture is important. I love it! By studying sacred texts, we learn a lot about the people, the politics, the religious beliefs, history, and most importantly, ourselves and our Creator. But it was never meant to be a science or a history text.

Jesus spoke in parables all the time. Do you think he was really suggesting we shove a camel through the eye of a needle? Or, was he explaining how important it is for us to guard against greed? Do you really believe Jesus fed thousands with five loaves of bread and two fish? Or was he teaching compassion, sacrifice, service, empathy, and love?

The writers of biblical scripture (and we can’t even prove definitively who they were) were using simple stories to explain complex spiritual truths. They are scared stories. We should read them and try to understand them. But they are stories. A more modern example is “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”. No one believes a child was gobbled by a wolf. But the story illustrates the Importance of honesty. And it does so powerfully because it is so simple.

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+1

With all the scientific knowledge we now have showing the earth has existed for billions of years you still believe there was an “Adam”?

Actually science tells us there was a Mitochondrial Eve and a Y Chromosomal Adam. Single individuals who we are all descended from through our mothers or fathers.

Hey, also mention these things, why dontcha:

- Mitochondrial Eve is hypothetical and that term is a euphemism
- She and Y Chromosomal Adam may not have lived at the same time
- Science also tells us there were antecedents
- None of this - NONE - is in support of or consistent with biblical scripture or young earth creationism. No. Not yours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve

I cannot believe people believe stories that aren't even in the bible

I cannot believe that people believe stories that are in the Bible.

I can’t believe non-believers spend hours here. Or think being catty is going to change anybody’s mind.

Np the topic is in "recent" so it is fair game to chime in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nonsense.

+1

With all the scientific knowledge we now have showing the earth has existed for billions of years you still believe there was an “Adam”?

Actually science tells us there was a Mitochondrial Eve and a Y Chromosomal Adam. Single individuals who we are all descended from through our mothers or fathers.

Hey, also mention these things, why dontcha:

- Mitochondrial Eve is hypothetical and that term is a euphemism
- She and Y Chromosomal Adam may not have lived at the same time
- Science also tells us there were antecedents
- None of this - NONE - is in support of or consistent with biblical scripture or young earth creationism. No. Not yours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve

I cannot believe people believe stories that aren't even in the bible

I cannot believe that people believe stories that are in the Bible.

I can’t believe non-believers spend hours here. Or think being catty is going to change anybody’s mind.

Np the topic is in "recent" so it is fair game to chime in.

You missed the point.