WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They suggest that Old Testament saints who died went to the realm called “Abraham’s bosom” (cf. Luke 16:22–23)-a sort of holding tank. According to this theory, these believers were kept in that compartment of Hades and not brought into the heaven of heavens until Christ conquered death in His resurrection.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Old Testament is the original Hebrew Bible, the sacred scriptures of the Jewish faith, written at different times between about 1200 and 165 BC. The New Testament books were written by Christians in the first century AD.

Detailed explanation-3: -In modern revelation, however, Jesus accepted the title Jehovah [see D&C 110:3].) Jehovah was the premortal name-title given to the Firstborn Son of God. He is now referred to as Jesus Christ.

Detailed explanation-4: -Archaeology and the study of written sources have shed light on the history of both halves of the Bible: the Old Testament, the story of the Jews’ highs and lows in the millennium or so before the birth of Jesus; and the New Testament, which documents the life and teachings of Jesus.