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→2 Maccabees 12:13-16 clearly shows the Saints in Heaven (even OT Saints like Abraham, Jeremiah, Onias etc) are alive and pray for us
== 2 Maccabees 12:13-16 clearly shows the Saints in Heaven (even OT Saints like Abraham, Jeremiah, Onias etc) are alive and pray for us ==
== 2 Maccabees 12:13-16 clearly shows the Saints in Heaven (even OT Saints like Abraham, Jeremiah, Onias etc) are alive and pray for us ==
2 Macc 12:13 "After this there appeared also another man, admirable for age, and glory, and environed with great beauty and majesty:
'''2 Macc 12:13''' "After this there appeared also another man, admirable for age, and glory, and environed with great beauty and majesty:
14 Then Onias answering, said: This is a lover of his brethren, and of the people of Israel: this is he that prayeth much for the people, and for all the holy city, Jeremias the prophet of God.
14 Then Onias answering, said: This is a lover of his brethren, and of the people of Israel: this is he that prayeth much for the people, and for all the holy city, Jeremias the prophet of God.
The Sadducees accepted only the Pentateuch, hence Christ refuted them from those Books itself. God, the God of Abraham and Isaac, is the God of the Living. This means that Abraham and Isaac are living in Heaven, not dead. To say otherwise is to have become a Sadducee. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 18:33, May 9, 2023 (EDT)
The Sadducees accepted only the Pentateuch, hence Christ refuted them from those Books itself. God, the God of Abraham and Isaac, is the God of the Living. This means that Abraham and Isaac are living in Heaven, not dead. To say otherwise is to have become a Sadducee. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 18:33, May 9, 2023 (EDT)
See also: "(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels '''nor spirits''', but the Pharisees believe all these things.)" (Acts 23:8) where Luke explains the false beliefs of the Sadducees. By "spirits" here is meant Souls in Heaven.
Compare: "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to '''the spirits of just men''' made perfect" (Heb 12:23) [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 18:35, May 9, 2023 (EDT)