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1 | Did Jesus visit hell when he died on the | Bible general Archive 1 | CJB | 81599 | ||
Did Jesus visit Hell when he died on the cross to preach his good news to him? |
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2 | Did Jesus visit hell when he died on the | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 81600 | ||
CJB, Who is "him" that Jesus preached the good news to, when He visited Hell? Thanks God bless |
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3 | Did Jesus visit hell when he died on the | Bible general Archive 1 | CJB | 81645 | ||
I meant to say them. The people that were already there. | ||||||
4 | Did Jesus visit hell when he died on the | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 81667 | ||
Thank you for clarifying that. Now to your post. One of the most puzzling questions for a lot of Christians is how are we to understand 1st Peter 3:18 where it says that by Christ's death and his resurrection (being made alive), He went and preached unto the spirits in prison. There are many who theorize unrighteously that these verses speak of a purgatory, or some spirit-world of the imprisoned lost. This is totally contrary to all that scripture declares. The Bible is perfectly clear that whatever spiritual condition a person dies in, whether Saved or unsaved, is the condition that he will stand before God in judgement. There is no possibility for a second chance at redemption after death. Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" Once man dies, his chance for redemption is over. We are judged for what we do in this world, and we receive Salvation by Christ in this world, not the next. In the Parable of Lazarus, Jesus makes it clear that there is a great gulf fixed (luke 16:26) where one cannot pass from one side to the other. If we die unsaved, that is the condition which we will remain in. In this brief study we will take a careful look at these verses and let the Holy Spirit of God reveal his truth to us. For in all honesty, no one else can. 1st Peter 3:18-20 "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit: by which also He went and preached unto the saints in prison; which sometimes were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the Ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water." These are indeed difficult passages, but we can begin to come to an understanding of what they mean when we follow what it says "in the light of the rest of scripture," with no preconceived ideas about it. Remember, the Bible was not of any private interpretation of the Saints of old, nor is it subject to our private interpretation today. 2nd Peter 1:20-21 "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." Every Word is inspired of God, and thus cannot be subject to man's personal interpretation by what seems right in his own eyes. God's Word is it's own interpreter. It cannot be led or guided, it must be followed and received. Only through the Holy Spirit and the careful comparing of (and study in) scriptures, will we ever come to the true understanding of what it truly says. I believe that if we do this, we will find that what it says in this chapter is that that by Christ's death in the flesh and being made alive in the Spirit, He went and preached to the spirits in prison. With these humble beginnings, it is now a matter of defining "biblical terms". As you see there is no short answer. Let me know if this is what you are seeking. God bless |
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