re: #494 Walter L. Newton

But scripture says he was taken bodily into heaven. How many “states” of being are there in heaven?

‘Taken bodily up’ does not equate resurrection.

As for ‘states of being in Heaven’ - who knows? Anybody been thre and come back, except Jesus, who said he has prepared many rooms for all who believe in Him?

Heaven is another concept which has been taken up and utilised in Christendom (thats Christianity after Constantine). Point is - its not the end of the line. Where those prophets and saints and all who died are right now is more like the first station to what comes after.

As a brilliant English Bishop said - its not about life after death, in heaven, its about life after life after death: Resurrection, for all, and the marriage of Heaven and Earth …