So, ky, explain to me how they physically perished in the wilderness, in unbelief, with no eternal consequences.
Paul said that they could not enter into God's rest because of unbelief.
I hope we agree that God's rest was at that time before Christ paid the sin debt of man, therefore man could not enter into the presence of God, but the saved entered into Abraham's bosom, or as Christ called it, Paradise.
But these in unbelief did not enter into Abraham's bosom, but hell itself!
No, I'm not anxious to do that. I'm just asking if those Hebrews that died in the wilderness in unbelief, if their souls are not in God's rest, as Paul said, and they're not in Hell, as you said, then where are they?
Are they in that Catholic limbo, have they ceased to exist, where are they?
Of an estimated 2 1/2 million souls that were redeemed from the House of Bondage, only two out of that original generation, Joshua and Caleb, were allowed in. Even Moses and Aaron entered not in because of unbelief. Canaan does not typify heaven above in the Exodus Motif, it typifies all the bennies of the New Covenant.
There's only one alternative, you're a Universalist, the UR.
In that case, the Scripture plainly place all unbelievers in the Lake of Fire, without all the fanfare, show me plainly in Scripture where they get out.
Moses and Aaron were no different than the others.
19 And we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief. Heb 3
And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, thereforeye shall not bring this assembly into the landwhich I have given them. Nu 20:12
My goodness, ky, you can't see the difference between the failure to believe in Moses and Aaron, vs the failure to believe in the Hebrew people?
Moses and Aaron failed to obey God when they gathered the people together. Num. 20:7-11.
God told Moses the "speak to the Rock" to get the water, but Moses and Aaron were angry with the people and Moses out-right disobeyed God by "striking the Rock."
This was a very serious sin, in that the "Rock" represented Christ giving them the water through what He would do at Calvary on the Cross/ the living water..
By striking the Rock/Christ instead of speaking to it, Moses placed himself in the position of suppying the water and not Christ. this was a very serious sin but forgivable, although it cost Moses the privilege of leading the Hebrew people into the Promised Land.
On the other hand, the unbelief of the people was faith in God for salvation, an unforgivable sin.
By type, Moses and Aaron were no different than the others.
19 And we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief. Heb 3
And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, thereforeye shall not bring this assembly into the landwhich I have given them. Nu 20:12
Both were denied entrance because of their unbelief.