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1 | Jesus decended into hell? | Eph 4:9 | kalos | 169230 | ||
"Did Jesus go to hell between His death and resurrection?" 'Answer: There is much confusion in consideration of this question. It is a frequently asked question and rightfully so. And because of the nature of the question, there are various answers that are given in reply. I believe that the answer is not all that difficult if all the Scripture relating to Christ's death and what is said about Him after His death, are taken into proper context. 'The Hebrew word used for hell in the Old Testament is "Sheol." It simply means the "place of the dead" or the "place of departed souls/spirits." The New Testament Greek word that is used for hell is "Hades," the place of the dead, or in both instances, the "grave" or "the place of the departed souls/spirits." The word "Hades" refers to the realm of the dead, a temporary place where they await the resurrection. Revelation 20:11-15 in the NASB or the NIV give a clear distinction between the two. Hell is the permanent and final place of judgment for the lost. Hades is a temporary place. 'The passages in which the word occurs (Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 10:15; 16:23; Acts 2:27, 31) make it clear that Hades was formerly in two divisions, the abodes of the saved and the lost. The former was called “Paradise” and “Abraham's bosom.” The lost were separated from the saved by a "great gulf fixed" (Luke 16:26). The Paradise side of Hades has been emptied. When Jesus ascended to Heaven, he took the occupants of Paradise (believers) with Him. The lost side of Hades has remained unchanged. All unbelieving dead go there awaiting their final judgment in the future. 'Some of the confusion has arisen from such passages as Psalm 16:10-11. This is a Messianic Psalm (referring to Jesus Christ) which reads, "For thou (Father God) wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption....Thou wilt show me the path of life..." This word "hell" here is used in the sense of the grave (Hades). Jesus said years later on the Cross to the thief beside Him, "Today, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise" (Hades). His body was in the tomb; His soul/spirit was in Paradise. A New Testament passage is Acts 2:27 which says, "Because Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." Christ in His humanity "went and preached to the spirits in prison" (the lost fallen angels, in my opinion). Christ in His deity, would not look upon the corruption side of Hades (the sinful lost). Christ the God-Man could do this in His sovereignty. 'Did Christ descend into the hell of Revelation 20? No! The Apostle's Creed is another instance where it states of Christ "He descended into hell." He descended into Hades, which is often confused with hell in many translations of Scripture. The final abode is hell. "Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:14,15). Also, nowhere in the Bible are we told that Jesus visited "hell." (It is the Bible translators that have helped to confuse this issue by using the word hell). Acts 2:31 says that He went to "Hades" (New American Standard Bible), but "Hades" is not hell. Keep in mind the word "Sheol" (Hebrew) and the Greek word "Hades" mean "the place of departed souls"... ____________________ To read more go to: www.gotquestions.org/ did-Jesus-go-to-hell.html |
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2 | Jesus decended into hell? | Eph 4:9 | mark d seyler | 169234 | ||
Hi Kalos, This article you quoted seems to demonstrate the difficulty people have in talking about this subject. Here, they have used "hell" refering to both the temporary holding area and the final destination. The majority of Bibles that I use translate "sheol" and "hades" as hell. Many also translate "gehenna" as hell. And in today's vernacular, when people say "hell", they generally mean the Lake of Fire. Of the 31 times Hell is found in the Old Testament of the King James Bible, each is translated from Sheol. Of the 23 times hell appears in the New Testament of the King James Bible, 12 times it is traslated from Gehenna, 10 from Hades, and 1 from Tartarus. Sheol and Hades are both the temporary holding place, with two "compartments", the Side of Comfort and the Side of Torment. Gehenna (from the Hinnon Valley, next to Jerusalem, a place of perpetual burning, then of trash, previously idolatrous bonfires) is idiomatic of the Lake of Fire, the final destination of the lost. Without meaning any disrespect, I think that the translators may have done better by using a different word for Gehenna. The LITV helps somewhat by translating Gehenna as "the fires of hell". So when people say that Jesus went to the Side of Comfort of Sheol/Hades, they are correct. When people say that Jesus went to the Side of Torment, or to the Lake of Fire, there is nothing in Scripture that would even remotely indicate that to be true, and so we do not believe it. By the way, I know you already know these things. I write for the benefit of others. God bless you my brother! Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | Jesus decended into hell? | Eph 4:9 | kalos | 169250 | ||
Mark: Thank you for a very clear and accurate explanation. God bless you, brother. You have done well here in writing for the benefit of others. Grace and peace to you, Kalos |
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