<DIV>Ralph,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would imagine very few went to Heaven during the time of the Old Testament, as it is virtually impossible to get into Heaven without Christ, and He hadn't even been born yet. I kind of think that was the point of his visit. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Happy New Year,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan J Arnold<BR><BR><B><I>Ralph Nielsen <nielsen@uidaho.edu></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">This sounds more like a retort than a reply, Donovan. Did you have to <BR>do some consulting before you wrote it?<BR><BR>My question was, "How many people died and went to heaven in the <BR>Hebrew Bible (Old Testament to Xians)?" This is not a theological <BR>question, just a matter of fact.<BR><BR>Ralph (who actually reads the Bible)<BR><BR><BR><BR>Donovan Arnold donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com<BR>Thu Dec 28 16:22:29 PST
2006<BR><BR>Ralph,<BR><BR>Everyone has an afterlife, regardless of if you believe in God or <BR>not and regardless of if there is a God or not. Every person leaves <BR>something behind.<BR><BR>Happy New Year,<BR><BR>Donovan J Arnold<BR><BR><BR>Ralph Nielsen <NIELSEN uidaho.edu at>wrote:<BR><BR>What a strange message, Donovan. You claim that 95% of the population<BR>of this country "believe in a God and afterlife", presumably<BR>including those who take an oath of office but "they just do what<BR>they do for $$$$$, not for the interests of the people they are<BR>suppose[d] to be serving." Or are the politicians the 5% to whom<BR>"number three doesn't mean anything"?<BR><BR>Don't you know, Donovan, that believing in God doesn't necessarily<BR>entail belief in an afterlife? Haven't you read the Bible? Some weeks<BR>ago I asked "heirdoug" to tell us how many people died and went to<BR>heaven in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament to Xians). He said he was<BR>"working on it" but he
still hasn't told us the answer. Maybe you can.<BR><BR>Back to the Bible!<BR><BR>Ralph<BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> __________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com