Then why do you continue to insist Moses and Elijah have inherited that promise?
Is this a typo?
I have already shown you they are dead and buried and awaiting the resurrection as per Hebrews 11:39
If they have been made perfect then you are forever dead in your sins as it's plainly stated that God would not give them perfection until the fulness of His calling of the Gentiles is complete Romans 11:25 & Acts of the Apostles 15:14
It's upon you to prove the doctrine of Heaven Going which as I've stated is nowhere taught in the Bible.
Here are some verses for you to consider about the fate of man:
Job 14:10 (answer: nowhere!)
Ecclesiastes 3:19-20
Psalms 89:48
Isaiah 2:22
Ecclesiastes 9:5
Isaiah 38:18-19
Psalms 146:3-4
Acts of the Apostles 2:29 (David is both dead and buried!)
And so many more that teach man when he dies; has no existence, no thoughts, nothing!...hence the need for the resurrection
If God wanted to raise Moses and Elijah for the purpose of strengthening His son do you think He lacks the power to do so? Surely not!
God has determined a time when the dead will be raised.
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. (1 Corinthians 15:13-18)
The issue is clear - your mind is full of spirits and souls and the possession of immortality which is not in the Bible.
Where is this "outline" in
Hebrews 11? It doesn't say Elijah died, you're saying that.
Hebrews 11:32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, •of David and Samuel
and the prophets (Elijah, Elisha etc)
You see Paul includes all the Prophets, none of which exist today, only in the mind of God which is the whole point of Hebrews 11 - they have not received what was promised - that is to be made perfect.
Hebrews 11:33
Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, gained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions, 11:34 quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight, 11:35 and women received back their dead raised to life. But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life. 11:36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 11:37 They were stoned, sawed apart, murdered with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and •goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, ill-treated 11:38 (the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth. 11:39 And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
11:40 For God had provided something better for us,
so that they (Elijah & Moses) would be made perfect together with us.
So all these people:
1. Have not received what was promised
2. Have not been perfected in any way
Let's look at point 2. ‘made perfect’ is a phrase occurring three times in Hebrews. (Hebrews 5:9, Hebrews 11:40, Hebrews 12:23) - it speaks of what Christ became through suffering and his resurrection! AND to what the faithful will become (future tense) when God deems it ready i.e the resurrection!
So lets show you an example of how these men of Faith have received absolutely nothing from God to date.
Genesis 42:38 Jacob's reference to his going to the "grave" ["grave" from the Hebrew "sheol" (
7585) which means "grave, hell, pit"]. Note Jacob was a righteous man of faith (Hebrews 11:20, Hebrews 11:21, Hebrews 11:39 Hebrews 11:40) and all who die (righteous and unrighteous) go to "hell" i.e. the "grave".
Jacob has not been given divine nature; he doesn't have what was promised in terms of land or blessings...he is dust! Until such time as Christ raises him from the dead Psalms 146:4
However, you believe Moses and Elijah have been given their reward - they have eternal life and so Hebrews 11:40 is false in your eyes - they have been perfected like the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible states emphatically no!