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1 | 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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2 | Any scriptural support? | Matthew | gracefull | 93749 | ||
Hi Eadioman2, Thank you for this post. It gives us options to look at. Question #1 "'The latter (2) is preferred because of the temporal indications in v. 20a" Who once were disobedient...? I can see how this terminology would not refer to the angels because they cannot repent. Their future is sealed. Is # 2 actually saying that Jesus' spirit entered Noah's spirit and preached? This is more theologically challenging than Jesus Himself preaching to these...This verse does not say the Holy Spirit preached...it says Jesus' spirit. How does that read? '...but He Jesus was made alive in the spirit, in which He went and, through Noah, preached to the spirits in prison...' This, I believe, does violence to these verses. I submit a third... Christ preaches to the unrighteous humans, now dead and confined in hell, who lived in the days of Noah. Lazarus and the rich man proves there was a place where those unrighteous dead were held. This verse does not state, or even imply, that Christ spoke 'through Noah'. Jesus did not 'possess' anyone. Again notice what the verse actually says... ...In His human body He was put to death, but He was made alive in the spirit, IN WHICH (what which? made alive spirit) Jesus (Jesus' made alive spirit)went and preached to the spirits (souls) in prison (the abyss). The only reference to Noah was in description of the spirits. That's what I see God bless |
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