- Wed, Feb 08, 2012
- Doctrine and Theology
Will we experience reincarnation when we get new bodies in Heaven?
This question arises, perhaps, from the different uses of the word “reincarnation”. Literally, reincarnation means “to become flesh again”.
Resources: reincarnation
- Thu, Jan 07, 2010
- Culture and Worldview, Doctrine and Theology
Does John the Baptist being called Elijah support reincarnation?
I have been studying the scriptures (Matthew), and have read that Jesus told the apostle “that John the Baptist was Elijah.” I have been in several disputes on the matter of reincarnation with non-believing friends, and yet the Lord has drawn my attention to this. Does this support the reincarnation perspective?
John the Baptism himself denies that he was Elijah. Is it possible that he himself did not realize he was?
As to Jesus’ statement about John the Baptist, doesn’t the angel Gabriel’s message in Luke 1: 11-17 offer the best explanation? This would also be consistent with ...
