Subject: during the 3 days? |
Bible Note: Sorry, I'll have to disagree here. Jesus tells us very clearly where he will be during the period between his death and resurrection. Luke 23:43 And he said to him (the criminal with him), "Truly I say to you, Today you shall be with Me in Paradise." Jesus tells the thief on the cross that both he and Jesus will be in paradise. Why would he lie and go to hell instead? The verses stated above by the previous contributor no more supports the idea of Jesus going to hell and facing off against Satan for the keys of hell, than it supports Bush for president. The idea that Jesus went to hell and faught satan for the keys during the three days before the resurrection can't be fully supported by Scripture. The resurrection of Jesus solidifed his power over death and life both. Matthew 12:40, specifically 12:38-45, is a passage about Jesus foretelling his death. However, he says nothing or eludes to nothing to indicate that he will head to hell and face off against Satan for a set of keys. In fact, the first honest mention about any keys over hell is in Revelation 1:18. There is nothing mentioned in scripture to indicate that anyone except God ever had possession of them. From the time Jesus died and was buried until the time he rose from the grave, his body was in the tomb and his spirit was in Paradise. There is nothing mentioned to state otherwise. Jesusman |