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NASB | Matthew 8:5 ¶ And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 8:5 ¶ As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him [for help], [Luke 7:1-10] |
Bible Question:
I agree, it does not say Jesus was tortured, however, Hades was a place of torment and scripture says Jesus went there. Here are scriptures for consideration. Part 1 Appendix C Hades and Gehenna And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:13-15) In Appendix B we made a case for Jesus possibly suffering in hell and later joining the forgiven thief and His other saints in Abraham's bosom, ascending to Heaven, the place that the Bible calls Paradise, in victory having defeated Satan and his minions. However, as we briefly pointed out in note 26 of Part Two in our series, a case can be made for the distinction of the two Greek words Gehenna and Hades which are both translated as hell in the KJV. Quite often the critics of the Faith Teachers make this distinction when disputing JDS. Because the Bible clearly states that Jesus descended into Hades, the critics will say "Yes, but Hades was divided into two parts – Gehenna for punishment and Paradise for the righteous." I will prove to the reader that the Bible makes no such statement concerning Hades. I will make a case showing that Hades is currently the place where the spirits of those who have not accepted Christ as personal Saviour go upon their deaths. Also within this appendix I will show the reader that Gehenna is in fact the lake of fire where not only Hades will be cast into, but Satan and his followers will be cast there where they will suffer torment for the rest of eternity. Though it is true that Hades was divided into two compartments, nothing in the Scriptures indicates that the portion of Hades that brought torments was called Gehenna. On the contrary, the Scriptures teach that people are currently being tormented in Hades itself: And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. (Luke 16:22-24) According to the Strong's concordance, the Greek word used for hell in this passage is from the word Hades (Strong's #86). The Amplified Bible translates verse 23 in this manner: And in Hades (The Realm of the dead), being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. Other versions that use the word Hades in the place of hell are the American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Wesley New Testament, Webster's, Literal Version, Darby, and the International Standard Version. These are only the ones I checked. I am sure that there are others that use the word Hades in the place of hell. I am amazed at all of the commentaries that boldly state that the rich man was in Gehenna.[1] This includes some commentaries written by scholars of the Greek language. Yet there is nothing in this passage or in the original Greek to make such an indication concerning the rich man. Nothing in this passage states that the rich man was in Gehenna. It explicitly states that he was in Hades.[2] In Hades this rich man suffered torments. The rich man himself affirmed this truth when he asked Abraham to send Lazarus to speak to his brothers: "For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment." (Luke 16:28). There is plenty of pain and suffering in the realm of Hades, which we point out again to the reader is not Gehenna. |
Bible Answer: Graceful I agree there is a Hades the holding place for the dead. I also agree there are two sides. One a hot dry place, a place I would not want to reside in and paradise of abraham's bosom. Wheer we disagree is you say Jesus went to ahdes to be tormented by Satan. I say Jesus went to hades Abraham's bosom side to preach the Good News and lead the residents there to heaven. Nothing in your post supports your belief and all of scripture especially Eph 4:8 supports mine. EdB |