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1 | Did Jesus actually go to Hell? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 117938 | ||
Hi, Medchill! The problem we have, as believers, is that we seek to find God in our terms (ie: Jehovah Witnesses forever stripping Christ of His Divinity, yet, simultaneously, calling themselves Christians--a clear contradiction in terms!). What the Bible say and what we wish to interprete (whether we read the great theologians or not) are not necessarily congruent. We cannot limit God by our finite abilities and understanding! Did Peter say that Jesus spent three days in hell? No! Did Peter say that the Holy Spirit preached to the spirits of those during Noah's time? No! Preaching about the Kingdom of God was introduced by Christ Jesus and so was the Divine intervention for our sins (all of our sins: for Christ's contemporaries, for Christ's predecessors, and for those who would follow Christ's death!). Are there errors in the Bible in reference to WHERE, WHO, HOW, WHEN Christ did or did not do something? No! We just simply choose to see one thing or another! Think about this: God is OMNIPRESENT, OMNISCIENT, ETERNAL, ALMIGHTY! Jesus is God! Everything is possible to God! If Jesus tells you that He ascended into Heaven when He died on the cross, would you believe Him? He said it! If Jesus tells you that He descended into the world of the dead (be it hades, hell or death), would you believe Him? He said it! If Jesus were to tell you not to touch Him because He had not yet ascended to the Father, would you believe Him? He told you! The Word is God and His Word is Truth: He taught the disciples the Truth, but He did not reveal all of the Truth. He promised that there would be another, the Paraclete, who would reveal all Truth, who would guide us, and dwell among and in us! The Holy Spirit did not inspire only the Old Testament books; He inspired all of the books in the Bible. So if Christ appeared to several or hundreds of disciples and He chose to appear to them individually or simultaneously... He has the power to do so! In the Spirit, the Word preached to those who were dead hundreds of years before He became incarnated, suffered, and was crucified (for them, for the Son of man's contemporaries, and for us--the rest of humanity). Remember, anybody can choose to interprete any passage(s) his/her own way... those who choose to limit God to their level of wisdom and understanding are only short-changing themselves! True, there are confusing statements made by Jesus... if we turn to the Jew for enlightenment we would find ourselves still waiting for a sign; if we turn to the Greek (Gentiles) for enlightenment, we would be waiting on science to open the gates of Heaven and transpose our bodies there! If we listen to Christ, we would hear the words: "everything is possible, to God! God Bless! Angel |
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2 | Did Jesus actually go to Hell? | NT general Archive 1 | TheFinalSQL | 117965 | ||
"Preaching about the Kingdom of God was introduced by Christ Jesus" In paving the way I thought John the Baptist did the introduction: Matthew 3:1-2 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Anyway, Jesus descending and ascending and how we can chronologically put everything in the right order to comprehend, I think it is important to realize once you die you are in eternity. There is no time. Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. Praise the Lord! Norm |
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3 | Did Jesus actually go to Hell? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 117995 | ||
"Matthew 3:1-2 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" Hi, Norm! This is technically true! The only problem is that had Jesus not come into the world (...The Word became flesh, he lived among us... John 1:1-15), why would John be announcing the coming of the Kingdom? Perhaps I should have expressed it differently: the proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the rescue of all of humanity from our unrighteousness did not come into effect until, Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior came into the world in the likeness of our own flesh and blood... (or something to that effect). Thank you for your assistance! God Bless! Angel |
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