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Yesterday, our Church service was based around John 14:1-6: <\/p>\n

 <\/span>\u201cDon\u2019t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.<\/span><\/span> 2 <\/sup>There is more than enough room in my Father\u2019s home.[a<\/a>]<\/sup> If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?[b<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/span> 3 <\/sup>When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.<\/span><\/span> 4 <\/sup>And you know the way to where I am going.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

5 <\/sup>\u201cNo, we don\u2019t know, Lord,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cWe have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

6 <\/sup>Jesus told him, \u201cI am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I am not sure exactly why I thought this, but I was curious as to what the Apostles’ view of heaven would be. I know they were waiting for an Earth-based kingdom, but what was their concept of Heaven? I had no idea how to really answer this question, so I asked AI (Grok specifically), “Was Heaven thought of differently in the Old Testament? We discussed this briefly in last night’s Community Group Meeting (Bible Study), and I thought the answer and conversation were pretty interesting, so I thought I would share it with you. From Grok:<\/p>\n

Yes, the concept of <\/span>heaven<\/span><\/span> (and the <\/span>afterlife<\/span><\/span> more broadly) in the <\/span>Old Testament<\/span><\/span> (Hebrew Bible) differs significantly from the more developed, individualized picture that emerges in the <\/span>New Testament<\/span><\/span> and later Christian tradition.<\/span><\/span><\/span>“Heaven” in the Old Testament<\/span><\/span><\/span>The Hebrew word <\/span>shamayim<\/span><\/span> (often translated “heaven” or “heavens”) primarily refers to:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n