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Is There a Difference Between Paradise and Heaven?

Question:

Is there a difference between "paradise" and "heaven"?

Answer:

In the Bible the word “paradise” is usually used as a synonym for heaven (e.g. Lk. 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:4).

On occasion the garden of Eden has been translated as “paradise” but the reference to Eden rather than heaven is easily understood in the context.

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