I want you to notice, out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, do you see that?
Okay, where's the throne of God?
I'll give you one hint, it's that way.
Okay, the throne of God is not in hell.
The throne of God is not on earth.
The throne of God is in the third heaven, it's in heaven.
Now notice, notice, and he showed me, verse 1,
a pure river of water of life, crystal is clear,
proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
and in the midst of the street of it,
and on the other side of the river was there, notice, the tree of life, do you see that?
Which bare twelve manna of fruit and yielded her fruit every month,
and the leaves of the tree were healed for the nation.
So here's what we know.
Wherever the tree of life is, it's where the throne of God is.
And wherever the tree of life is, it's also called paradise,
according to Revelation 2, 7, Revelation 22, 1 and verse 2.
Here's what we know.
Wherever the third heaven is, is where paradise is,
according to 2 Corinthians 12, and both of them you get caught up, you don't go down.
So does the Bible teach that there is a place called paradise and hell?
The answer is no.
There's no place in hell called paradise.
Does the Bible teach that Old Testament saints go down to paradise in the center of the earth instead of heaven?
The answer is no.
The Bible teaches that Old Testament saints went up into heaven.