Subject: Did Jesus go to hell after dying? |
Bible Note: Thomas Read context, don't just proof text, verses taken out of context become pretext. This passage is talking about finding Christ. It doesn't require an impossible odyssey throughout the universe, all it requires is faith. Paul the writer of Romans is saying you don’t have to go to Heaven to find Jesus nor do you have to go to the Abyss. Again Jesus did descend into ‘Hell’, ‘hell’ being the holding place for the dead, again it is divided into two sections one a hot dry place and the other paradise or Abraham’s bosom. We see this picture in Luke 16. Jesus went to Abraham’s bosom to preach the Good News to those that died looking for their redemption or the coming Messiah. He then lead them captive to heaven Eph 4:8. Today when we died if we are in Christ we go directly to be with him in heaven. If we die unsaved then we go to the hot dry place and await judgement at the Great White Throne of Judgement. Satan is not in hell! Satan does not rule hell! Satan wants nothing to do with hell! All that are in hell today were deceived by him. The bible clearly tells us Satan where Satan is he on the earth or in heaven. When on earth he is seeking who he can destroy. When in heaven he is the accuser of the brethren. It isn’t until Rev 12 that he is finally kicked out of heaven and not until the Rev 20 that he is thrown into the Lake of Fire. Jesus did NOT go to hell to be tormented by Satan. This teaching is simply not true, reduces Jesus to something other than God. In my opinion anyone that teaches it is himself in grave danger for his soul. They are at very least a false teacher. EdB |