TEACH YOUR CHILDREN/What Can We Learn From a Criminal?

The criminal we can learn from is the one you see Jesus speaking to in the picture.  That criminal is sorry for his crimes. He asks Jesus:  "Remember me when you get into your kingdom."  Do you know what Jesus is saying to him?  -Jesus is promising him:  "Truly  I tell you today, you will be with me in Paradise."

What do you think that Paradise will be like?  To make sure we get the right answer, let's talk about the Paradise that God made for the first man and woman, Adam and Eve.  Where was that Paradise?  Was it in heaven, or was it on earth?

 You are right if you say it was on earth. So when we think of the criminal being "in Paradise," we should think of him living right here on earth when it becomes a paradise.  What will that Paradise be like?  - Let's see.

After Jehovah God created the first human pair, Adam and Eve, the Bible says that he put them in a paradise right here on earth. It was called  "a garden in Eden." Can you imagine how beautiful the "garden in Eden" must have been? -Surely, it was a nicer and more beautiful place to live in that anyone today has ever seen? 

Next time: Conclusion of TEACH YOUR CHILDREN/What Can We Learn From a Criminal?

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