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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] |
Subject: did Jesus desend to hell and preach |
Bible Note: "it seems that Hades consists both of a place of torment and a place of 'paradise'." Hi, James! I have quite some problem understanding your statement... is Abraham in hell (Hades)? Is hell an extension of heaven? What I understand from Scripture is totally different from your statement: Now it happened that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's embrace. The rich man also died and was buried. 'In his torment in Hades he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off with Lazarus in his embrace. So he cried out, "Father Abraham, pity me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames." (Luke 16:22-24) For your statement to be correct, than Abraham must not be in Heaven or Heaven coexists within a boundary with hell (Hades)... and all the holy people of God who die must end up in Abrahams embrace (some versions have bosoms)... additionally, it must not be a great distance of separation since the rich man recognizes both Lazarus and Abraham by sight, and is able to communicate readily with them... Could this had been just a study tool? I mean, how much moisture would Lazarus' finger must hold in order to relieve the burning suffered by the rich man? Jumping to the assertion that Paradise is next to Hades (hell) would be limiting Jesus' Divinity--God is everywhere at once (Ephesians 1:23; Romans 11:36) so clearly Jesus could promise Paradise at the moment of His death and still preach to the spirit (not angels) of those who died prior to His incarnation, death and resurrection (1 Peter 3:19-20; 4:6). There is no limit to God's Omnipotense! (Matthew 19:26; 1 Corinthians 15:6) God Bless! Angel |
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