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1 | I unerstand, but that's not my question | Matthew | Hank | 93331 | ||
Chusarcik: Reference 1 Peter 3:18-20 and Colossians 2:14,15. ..... A brief exegesis of these verses is as follows: Between Christ's death and resurrection His living spirit went to the demon spirits bound in the abyss and proclaimed that, in spite of His death, He had triumped over them. The "spirts in prison" refers to fallen angels (demons) who were permanently bound because of heinous wickedness. The phrase "disobedient...in the days of Noah" (1 Peter 3:20) refers to demon inhabitants of the abyss who have been there since the days of Noah, and who were sent there because they severely overstepped the bounds of God's tolerance with their wickedness, filling the world with their vile, anti-God venom so that even 120 years of Noah's preaching while the ark was being built could not convince any of the human race beyond the 8 people in Noah's family to believe in God. (See Gen. 6:1-8, 2 Peter 2:4,5, and Jude 6,7). Paul uses the phrase in Colossians 2:15, "having disarmed principalities and powers" -- this is another element of Christ's work on the cross, spelling the ultimate doom of Satan and his evil host of fallen angels. While His body was dead, His divine, living spirit actually went to the abode of demons and announced His triumph over sin, Satan, death, and hell. The description "made a public spectacle...triumphing over them" paints a picture like that of a victorious Roman general parading his enemies through the streets of Rome (cf. 2 Cor. 2:14). Christ won the victory of the demon forces on the cross. He did not fight it out with Satan in hell after His death, as some teach..... Some of the exegeses contained in this post have been extracted from the MacArthur Study Bible, to which credit is hereby gratefully acknowledged. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Thankyou, what do you think about this? | Matthew | Chusarcik | 93362 | ||
Hank, Thanks for your detailed answer. Your view point seems more likely to me as in 1 Peter Jesus says He addressed the disobedient spirits in the days of Noah. That doesn't sound like he's talking about the righteous dead to me. I am beginning to see from some of the answers I've been getting that there are two view points on who Jesus is addressing. Some believe it's wicked spirits as you do and some think it's the righteous dead. A brief thought. Could Jeus have addressed two different groups of people during the 3 days in the center of the earth? Could he have referred to the righteous dead in Matthew 12:40 and the wicked spirits in the days of Noah? I don't know, what do you think? Chusarcik | ||||||
3 | Thankyou, what do you think about this? | Matthew | Hank | 93371 | ||
Chusarcik, Jesus COULD HAVE addressed two different groups or two thousand, or any other number that He pleased, but Scripture does not confirm that He DID. Scripture confirms only what is revealed in the passages I gave you in my former post. I'll stand by what Scripture actually says and therefore decline to speculate on the matter. Grace to you, Chusarcik. And by all means, continue to search the Scriptures upon which to base everything you believe and practice. --Hank | ||||||
4 | Thanks your opinion differs from others | Matthew | Chusarcik | 93464 | ||
Hank, Thankyou. As you can probably see, I am getting many responses to my question. I'm about half way through them and they all seem to disagree with you, but yours is the only one I've read so far that seems to match with what the scripture is saying. I have many more verses to look up which I will do before I finalize my opinion. Thanks again, Chusarcik |
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5 | Thanks your opinion differs from others | Matthew | Searcher56 | 93495 | ||
Chusarcik ... Read post 93493. I put it the wrong place, by mistake. Searcher | ||||||
6 | Is it this one? | Matthew | Chusarcik | 93527 | ||
I think that's the one where you said, "Here is my opinion....." Think I read that one. If it's a different one, let me know. Chusarcik | ||||||
7 | Is it this one? | Matthew | Searcher56 | 93533 | ||
You got it | ||||||