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NASB | 1 Peter 3:19 in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 3:19 in which He also went and preached to the spirits now in prison, |
Subject: Why did Jesus Go to Hell |
Bible Note: Searcher, "What was the need to preach?" I think the answer to your question is in 1 Peter 4:4-6. Christians are often condemned by the word for not entering into its sins. So also with the righteous before Jesus came. So when Jesus went and preached to the dead in Hades, the just were vindicated in the face of the enemies who had condemned them in their life here on earth. "In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of dissipation, and they malign you; but they will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God" 1 Peter 4:4-6 Emmaus |