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Some churches teach that paradise is Heaven. Some say it was the garden of Eden, so say it is a place like purgatory. What does your church teach? These are the only scriptures that I find from the King James.
4Ezra.4
[7] And he said unto me, If I should ask thee how great dwellings are in the midst of the sea, or how many springs are in the beginning of the deep, or how many springs are above the firmament, or which are the outgoings of paradise:
4Ezra.6
[2] Before it thundered and lightened, or ever the foundations of paradise were laid,
4Ezra.7
[53] And that there should be shewed a paradise, whose fruit endureth for ever, wherein is security and medicine, since we shall not enter into it?
4Ezra.8
[52] For unto you is paradise opened, the tree of life is planted, the time to come is prepared, plenteousness is made ready, a city is builded, and rest is allowed, yea, perfect goodness and wisdom.
Luke.23
[43] And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
2Cor.12
[4] How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
Rev.2
[7] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.Hi evah,
I think paradise is being with God. Physicaly. (Id love to talk more but I gotta go) (kindy!)
Peace and love
In the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible the translators appropriately used the term “paradise” (pa·ra′dei·sos) with reference to the garden of Eden, because it evidently was an enclosed park.
The Hebrew Scriptures had never led faithful Jews to expect a reward of heavenly life. Those Scriptures pointed to the restoration of Paradise here on earth. Daniel 7:13, 14 had foretold that when “rulership and dignity and kingdom” would be given to the Messiah, “the peoples, national groups and languages should all serve even him.” Those subjects of the Kingdom would be here on the earth. By what he said to Jesus, the evildoer was evidently expressing the hope that Jesus would remember him when that time came.
How, then, would Jesus be with the evildoer? By raising him from the dead, making provision for his physical needs, and extending to him the opportunity to learn and conform to Jehovah’s requirements for eternal life. (John 5:28, 29) Jesus saw in the evildoer’s repentant and respectful attitude a basis for including him among the billions who will be resurrected to earthly life and the opportunity to prove their worthiness to live forever in Paradise.
The apostle Peter spoke about the “restoration of all things of which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets of old time.” (Acts 3:21)
This restoration includes the transformation that will take place on the earth during Christ’s rule. Among the prophets through whom God spoke of the “restoration of all things” on earth is the prophet Isaiah, of the eighth century B.C.E. He foretold that Jesus Christ, the “Prince of Peace,” would restore peace to the earth. Regarding Christ’s rulership, Isaiah’s prophecy states: “To the abundance of the princely rule and to peace there will be no end.” (Isaiah 9:6, 7) Jesus will educate earth’s peoples in the ways of peace. Those inhabiting the earth “will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.”—Psalm 37:11.
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