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1 | Hades shall not overpower the church? | Matthew | following him | 123154 | ||
Matt 16:18 "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it." I've always been taught that this is refering to the idea of our overcoming and defeating the devil and his hordes as they try to do all they can to hinder our growth and relationship with Christ. However Hades is not the abode of the devil and his minions it is the place of the dead, the intermediate place where the souls of those who died go while they wait for judgement from God. This refers to death itself which Jesus defeated when He was resurrected. Therefore Hades would not prevail in that sense as for the church to be absent from the body is to be present before the Lord. Am I missing something here? I would appriciate all opinions. | ||||||
2 | Hades shall not overpower the church? | Matthew | Bruce7 | 123155 | ||
Satan is the ruler of Hell. He cannot defeat the Church/Believers because of the cross and the blood of the lamb. There is not a purgatory. Peter is the foundation of the Church under Jesus on earth. | ||||||
3 | Hades shall not overpower the church? | Matthew | Rowdy | 123170 | ||
Apparently God has already created and reserved a special place call Hell for Satan and ALL those who would follow him, including demons and human beings. There's no chance that Satan can win over God in this battle as the he has already lost. The only thing to be decided is who all goes with him. See below. 2 Pet 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; As for Matt 16:18, I quote here from the "Bible Commentary for clarification although it may be authoritative, it does seem to complement what the rest of the NT says about the matter. Beginning of quote: Jesus promised that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church (assembly). Some have viewed this as the inability of hell to overpower the church and see the church as being on the defensive against Satan. However, the phrase "'shall not prevail" may be understood as meaning, "shall not stand against." The imagery would then picture the church as being on the attack against the gates of hell. Here hell (Gr hades) probably represents the kingdom of Satan, not just death and the grave. While Jesus' resurrection certainly will overcome the sting of death, it will also enable His church to aggressively and offensively attack the gates of hell by snatching out victims from darkness into His glorious kingdom of light. One does not attack with gates; he defends. It is the church which is on the attack here and hell is on the defensive. End of quote. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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4 | Hades shall not overpower the church? | Matthew | following him | 123180 | ||
Yes Rowdy it does help thank you. But do you know if there are any other scriptures that refer to Hades as representing the kingdom of Satan? | ||||||