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NASB | Ephesians 4:10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.) |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:10 He who descended is the very same as He who also has ascended high above all the heavens, that He [His presence] might fill all things [that is, the whole universe]). |
Subject: Christ's Descent... |
Bible Note: Let us not clutter up the discussion with Purgatory or the false teaching that the cross was not sufficient. Let us stick to fact. First and foremost don't confuss the name Hell with the final destination of the unrightous dead. Hades/Hell is not the Lake of Fire, a place of punishment (since there has been no judgement yet). It is the holding place of the dead. Luke 16:19-31 clearly describes this places as having two sections a hot dry place and Abraham's bosom or paradise. That can not be disputed. Eph 4:8 clearly tells us Jesus decended and lead captive captivity. To be in captivity you must be held, it is speaking of the captivity of death. Since Jesus overcome death He lead captive those held by death to Heaven. These verse more fully explain this Ephesians 4:9-10 (NASB) 9 (Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.) If Christ never descended into Hell how did He lead captive, captivity? Finally The Apostles Creed which many believe to have been originally constructed by the Apostles and know to have formally existed in written form as early as 390 AD clearly states Christ descended into Hell No Jesus did not experience punishment, torture, or need to do any more in Hell to secure our salvation but Jesus did need to present Himself as the Messiah that the righteous dead had been waiting for, and free them from the deaths hold over them. Just as we are free of it today, so that upon death those of us that are in Christ go directly into His presence, in Heaven. |
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