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1 | What was Jesus doing in the earth 3 days | Matthew | Chusarcik | 93243 | ||
Matthew 12:40 says after being crucified, Jesus spent three days in the center of the earth. Can anyone explain the purpose of this and what He was doing in the center of the earth? Chusarcik |
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2 | What was Jesus doing in the earth 3 days | Matthew | Truthfinder | 93273 | ||
The Bible’s answer to the question, “What did Jesus do in Hell for 3 days?” To answer this question, you be the judge as to what the Bible says “death” is. A word of caution though, at the outset is in order, because there are indeed other teachings which tend to sway us. We are introduced to death as Adam’s penalty for sinning. Gen. 2:17 “But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.” Thus God says Adam would die. What though did Satan tell Eve? He told her at Gen. 3:4 “At this the serpent said to the woman: “YOU positively will not die.” I personally choose to believe what God told Adam and NOT what Satan told Eve. If we read Gen. 2:7, we learn what life is. Thus the opposite of life is death. Logical? Certainly it is. Gen 2:7 tells us, "And Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man came to be a living soul." What consciousness did Adam have when he was a dead soul, a few momements earlier? I have no reason to conclude that he had any! What conclusion am I to draw but at dying Adam returned to total unconsciousness as he was before becoming a “living soul”? Is that not what the Psalmist tells us when speaking of living souls at Ps. 104:29, “If you conceal your face, they get disturbed. If you take away their spirit, they expire, And back to their dust they go.” Going back to Genesis 3:19, “In the sweat of your face you will eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return.” What consciousness does dust have? Supporting Biblical thoughts abound and here are a few to contemplate: 1)Ps 146:4 “His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; In that day his thoughts do perish.” 2) Eccl. 9:5, “For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all" 3) Eccl 9:10, ”All that your hand finds to do, do with your very power, for there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol, the place to which you are going.” 4) Ps. 22:15, “My power has dried up just like a fragment of earthenware, And my tongue is made to stick to my gums; And in the dust of death you are setting me.” The Interpreter’s Bible (Vol. II, p. 1015), commenting on 1 Samuel 25:29,which says, “When man rises up to pursue you and look for your soul, the soul of my lord will certainly prove to be wrapped up in the bag of life with Jehovah your God; but, as for the soul of your enemies, he will sling it forth as from inside the hollow of the sling.", observes that “the idea of man as consisting of body and soul which are separated at death is not Hebrew but Greek.” (Edited by G. Buttrick, 1953) Similarly, Edmond Jacob, Professor of Old Testament at the University of Strasbourg, points out that, since in the Hebrew Scriptures one’s life is directly related with the soul (Heb. nephesh), “it is natural that death should sometimes be represented as the disappearance of this nephesh (Gen. 35:18; I Kings 17:21; Jer. 15:9; Jonah 4:3). The ‘departure’ of the nephesh must be viewed as a figure of speech, for it does not continue to exist independently of the body, but dies with it (Num. 31:19; Judg. 16:30; Ezek. 13:19). No biblical text authorizes the statement that the ‘soul’ is separated from the body at the moment of death.”—The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, edited by G. Buttrick, 1962, Vol. 1, p. 802. What must we hereby conclude once again? That even though the ancient Egyptians and other peoples of pagan nations, and particularly the Grecian philosophers, were strong in their belief in the deathlessness of the human soul, both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Greek Scriptures speak of the Hebrew soul nephesh and Greek psykhe as dying (Jg 16:30; Eze 18:4, 20; Re 16:3), needing deliverance from death (Jos 2:13; Ps 33:19; 56:13; 116:8; Jas 5:20), or as in the Messianic prophecy concerning Jesus Christ, being “poured out . . . to the very death” (Isa 53:12; compare Mt 26:38). The prophet Ezekiel condemns those who connived “to put to death the souls that ought not to die” and “to preserve alive the souls that ought not to live.”—Eze 13:19. The only reasonable conclusion we can come to is that Jesus did absolutely nothing for three days, because he was dead. The Bible's definition of what Hell is will also enable one to see this more clearly. Truthfinder |
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3 | Am I understanding your meaning? | Matthew | Chusarcik | 93565 | ||
I'm trying to combine your two answers and understand the whole meaning. Are you saying that Jesus preached to the Nephilim in 1 Peter 3:18-19 but this was a separate event from the the three days Jesus spentin the earth illustrated in Matthew 12:40 and also in Ephesians 4:9-10 where it says Jesus descended into the lower parts of the earth? Sorry to keep asking questions, butI've read many different opinions and am trying to get it all straight. Chusarcik | ||||||
4 | Am I understanding your meaning? | Matthew | gracefull | 93604 | ||
Chusarcik, I was pondering the various responses her and your question in light of the scripture in 1 Peter. I wonder if Jesus preached to those who died before Noah because they did not have the covenant given to Abraham. Abraham was not born until chapter 11 and Noah built the Ark in chapter 5. I wonder if scripture supports God's offering His grace reaching through Jesus to them as weel as those who died in faith after the covenant? This is a question for discussion. I have not studied it out. But odviously scripture clearly says Jesus preached to them. God bless |
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5 | Any scriptural support? | Matthew | Chusarcik | 93613 | ||
That's an interesting thought and one I have not heard anyone bring up. Does anyone have any scripture that could back up this idea? Chusarcik | ||||||
6 | Any scriptural support? | Matthew | Radioman2 | 93628 | ||
Jesus did not preach to the unsaved dead in hades and give them a second chance. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. 1 Peter 3:18-20 (ESV) NASB 1 Peter 3:19 in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, AMPLIFIED 1 Peter 3:19 In which He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 'This means that Christ preached by the Holy Spirit through Noah to unsaved people in O.T. times (compare 1 Peter 1:10-11), their spirits being now in prison. The theory that the Lord Jesus, after His crucifixion, preached to the unsaved dead in hades and gave them a second chance is not found in Scripture' (New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967). 'Most likely this is a reference to the preincarnate Christ preaching through Noah to those who, because they rejected that message, are now spirits in prison" (Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, 1976, 1978). |
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7 | Any scriptural support? | Matthew | gracefull | 93630 | ||
Radioman2, No, this conclusion does not jive with the text... Look at this... 1 Peter 3:18-20 18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19 through whom(Holy Spirit) also HE WENT AND PREACHED to the spirits in prison 20 who disobeyed(PAST TENSE) long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 1. This text is addressing the death of Jesus as the righteous for the unrighteous. 2. These 'spirits' are in prison. "'Most likely this is a reference to the preincarnate Christ preaching through Noah to those who, because they rejected that message, are now spirits in prison" (Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, 1976, 1978)." No, as one who takes the scriptures literally (except where schripture clearly directs me to do otherwise) I believe these scriptures mean exactly what they say. God bless |
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8 | Any scriptural support? | Matthew | Radioman2 | 93659 | ||
Gracefull: Good to hear from you. I always appreciate your replies and input. Consider the following. Grace to you, Radioman2 ____________________ In it he went and preached to the spirits in prison,[33] 1 Peter 3:19 New English Translation [33 study note] 'And preached to the spirits in prison. The meaning of this preaching and the spirits to whom he preached are much debated. It is commonly understood to be: '(1) Christ's announcement of his victory over evil to the fallen angels who await judgment for their role in leading the Noahic generation into sin; this proclamation occurred sometime between Christ's death and ascension; or '(2) Christ's preaching of repentance through Noah to the unrighteous humans, now dead and confined in hell, who lived in the days of Noah. 'The latter (2) is preferred because of the temporal indications in v. 20a and the wider argument of the book. These verses encourage Christians to stand for righteousness and try to influence their contemporaries for the gospel in spite of the suffering that may come to them. All who identify with them and their Savior will be saved from the coming judgment, just as in Noah's day.' (www.netbible.com) |
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9 | Is this what you mean? | Matthew | Chusarcik | 93670 | ||
Radioan2, Thanks for laying out the two opinions. in opinion (2) were you referring to the faithful humans who died before Christ came? And that Christ went to them to announce His finished work on the cross so they could have eternal life? Chusarcik |
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10 | Is this what you mean? | Matthew | Radioman2 | 93683 | ||
Chusarcik: 'Opinion' (2) reads: "(2) Christ's preaching of repentance through Noah to the unrighteous humans, now dead and confined in hell, who lived in the days of Noah." Your question: "in opinion (2) were you referring to the faithful humans who died before Christ came?" My answer: No, I was not referring to "the FAITHFUL HUMANS who died before Christ came." What I quoted was referring to: "the unrighteous humans," (now dead and confined in hell, who lived in the days of Noah)". I was referring to UNRIGHTEOUS HUMANS, not the faithful humans. Your question: "And that Christ went to them to announce His finished work on the cross so they could have eternal life? " My answer: No, I was not saying that Christ went to them. What I quoted referred to "Christ's preaching of repentance THROUGH NOAH." 'This means that Christ preached [a] by the Holy Spirit [b] through Noah [c] to unsaved people [d] in O.T. times (compare 1 Peter 1:10-11), [e] their spirits being now in prison.' I say again: "The theory that the Lord Jesus, after His crucifixion, preached to the unsaved dead in hades and gave them a second chance is NOT FOUND IN SCRIPTURE' (New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967). Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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11 | Is this what you mean? | Matthew | Chusarcik | 93780 | ||
I agree that no one gets a second chance after they die. The rest of your opinion, I'm not sure. Chusarcik | ||||||
12 | Is this what you mean? | Matthew | Makarios | 93782 | ||
Chusarcik, Radioman has supported his opinion with Scripture and with a very reputable source, that being, the New Scofield Bible. Therefore, if you dispute or don't agree with what he has provided, then perhaps you should re-examine your opinion, and offer a retort that is based upon Scripture, since his stance is supported by Scripture and at least one other source. Grace to you, Makarios |
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