Yes, thou heretics, where is the scripture quote to justify the underline words above??
Colossians 1:
18. And He is the Head of the body, the church(Jew and Gentile believers): who is the beginning, the firstborn(firstfruit) from the dead((resurrection); that in all things He might have the preeminence.
There's no patriarchs mentioned as the firstborn or firstfruit from the dead with Christ, it's just your 'heresy'!
Give us the Bible verse when did the patriarchs resurrect, or resurrected with Christ as 'firstfruits'??
Give us the Bible verse where is written paradise is under the earth??
When we discern Biblically, graves of dead people buried are under the earth and the patriarchs are 'asleep'.
And paradise described in the beginning was on earth, the garden eastward in Eden where a river went out to water it, and parted hence becoming four common rivers on earth.
And in the garden there is the 'tree of life', where now Cherubims and a flaming sword placed, to keep out anyone from entering. Therefore since, to creature's natural eyes this garden is unseen or in other words, 'invisible'.
It's unlike your own description of paradise under the earth, where probably they're awake and having a ball there while temporarily waiting?
We only have verse, the spirits that rebelled during Noah's time are imprisoned or chained under the earth.
And when Christ was in the heart of the earth, meaning He died and buried, He visited and ministered unto them.
We also read satan will be bound in chain and cast into the bottomless pit for thousand years.
You too stop lying about the Holy Bible and not knowing your brethren!