What if one of the most familiar sayings of Jesus from the cross has been misunderstood for centuries?
"Today you will be with Me in Paradise."
For countless Christians, those words have been taken to mean something simple: Jesus and the repentant criminal were both going to heaven that very day. But what if Jesus meant exactly what He said? What if Paradise is not another word for heaven? If it is, where in Scripture? What if Christ's declaration from Golgotha was announcing something far greater-the reversal of Eden's curse, the defeat of Satan and death, and the restoration of mankind to fellowship with God?
In Today with Me in Paradise, the author challenges one of Christianity's most entrenched assumptions and follows the biblical theme of Paradise from Eden, through Golgotha, to the consummation of all creation. At the centre stands a provocative thesis: Paradise was not promised for the believer simply after death. Through the redemptive work of Christ on the cross, Paradise was regained. The torn curtain. The indwelling Spirit. The defeat of the Accuser. The restoration of communion with the Father. The resurrection to come. The renewal of creation. They are all part of the same story occasioned by Golgotha.
This book asks readers to compare Scripture with Scripture, reconsider what Jesus actually promised the criminal beside Him, and rediscover the staggering scope of what Christ accomplished when He cried: TETELESTAI, IT IS FULFILLED (Matt. 27:50-53).