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NASB | Matthew 12:39 But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:39 But He replied and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation [that is morally unfaithful to God] craves and demands a [miraculous] sign; but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah; [Luke 11:29-32] |
Bible Question: Did Jesus suffer in hell while he was dead for three days? The pastor of my church said he did, but my mother's pastor said he did not. I have not yet found the verse my pastor used. If you even know which verse I'm referring to, please respond with it. Thank you. |
Bible Answer: Psalms 86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. Psalms 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. Jonah 2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. Matthew 12:39-40 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. It seems that there may be something to the idea of Christ being somehow a prisoner in hell for that brief time. The fact that he says his descension is compared to Jonah in the belly of the well, and we know that Jonah was in great distress. The fact that he says.. "thou wilt not leave my soul in hell" it seems that some sort of breaking through occured and He became triumphant. It seems that he descended with the sin of the world.. and yet was declared righteous when He was there, so death, hell and the grave lost their legal hold on him. but stating that they lost their legal hold on him means that for a brief time by the fact of He being the substitution for us death hell and the grave were claiming a legal hold, but once whatever it was that had to be done to satisfy the just judgement and legal claims of a holy God were met.. then they lost their hold. I see nothing unscriptural about saying he suffered as Jonah in the belly of whale. And yet I do not recall ever hearing about the suffering of Christ in hell but rather His suffering seems to be always mentioned as on the cross. Howbeit we do recall referencing His suffering for us before the cross such as the Garden. Good question and worthy of more study. May God bless you in your study of His Word. |
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