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NASB | Acts 2:31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh SUFFER DECAY. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:31 he foresaw and spoke [prophetically] of the resurrection of the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), that HE WAS NOT ABANDONED [in death] TO HADES (the realm of the dead), NOR DID His body UNDERGO DECAY. [Ps 16:10] |
Bible Question: in a sunday school class it was taught that Jesus desended into hell and preached to the angels in chains. where can I find this in the bible? |
Bible Answer: Acts 2:31 (KJV): "He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption." 1 Peter 3:19: "By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;" Here, 'hell' is actually translated from the word 'Hades' (the Amplified Bible leaves it alone). Hades is the abode of the dead. Often when people think of hell they think of 'Gehenna' which is a place of torment, another word that is translated into 'hell'. Looking at the parable in Luke 16 with the rich man and Lazarus, it seems that Hades consists both of a place of torment and a place of 'paradise'. This makes sense in light of the fact that Jesus said that the thief on the cross would be with Him in paradise (Luke 23:43). In Revelation 20-21, Scripture states that Hades itself will be thrown into the Lake of Fire with all of those whose names are not written in the Book of Life. We (as born-again believers) will be bodily resurrected and rule with Christ. The 'spirits in prison' mentioned in Peter's letter could be either fallen angels or actual people waiting to be ressurected as seen in Revelation. This is probably more than you wanted to know. I've seen different views on this subject, so take it for what it's worth. Sorry if I confused you. |
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