Subject: during the 3 days? |
Bible Note: Hello michael, I think we need to be careful about offering speculative answers, my friend. 3 Points: 1. Matt 12:40 in no way supports this false teaching that Jesus went to or was in hell. This is more founded in WOF heresy. Spurgeon make no note of this in his commentary on Matthew. The Commentary Critical says this: "so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth—This was the second public announcement of His resurrection three days after His death. (For the first, see Jn 2:19). Jonah’s case was analogous to this. as being a signal judgment of God; reversed in three days; and followed by a glorious mission to the Gentiles. The expression “in the heart of the earth,” suggested by the expression of Jonah with respect to the sea (Jon 2:3, in the Septuagint), means simply the grave, but this considered as the most emphatic expression of real and total entombment. The period during which He was to lie in the grave is here expressed in round numbers, according to the Jewish way of speaking, which was to regard any part of a day, however small, included within a period of days, as a full day. (See 1Sa 30:12, 13; Es 4:16; 5:1; 1Sa 30:12, 13, Mt 27:63, 64,)" 2. What evidence is there that Jesus is the one referred to here in Rev. 9:1? I see none. Though the refernce to star is most likely to a person - because of "he" in verse 2 and "king" in verse 11, the star is most likely representinf Satan cast out of heaven at the beginning of the Great tribulation (Rev. 12:9); 3. That He preached to souls in hell (1 Pet. 3:19-20), is anything but conclusive! This passage is difficult at best and there are many varied views as to what it means- yours offered being one of them! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |