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NASB | 1 Peter 3:20 who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 3:20 who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah's family], were brought safely through the water. [Gen 6-8] |
Bible Question: In 1 Peter 3:19-23 about those that are in prison,are they judge there or did they have time to be saved and baptism? thanks |
Bible Answer: Hi, Whenever the term 'spirits' is used in the plural in the Bible in an unqualified way without a genitive it always refers to angels. Thus this is referring to the angels who fell in the time of Noah (Genesis 6.1-4). They are 'in prison' waiting their final day of judgment. This is confirmed in that Peter again refers to them in 2 Peter 2.4. Compare also Jude 1.6. After His resurrection (made alive in the spirit) Jesus went and proclaimed to them His great victory at the cross where He had defeated all the powers of evil and had led them in triumph (Colossians 2.15). Then He went into Heaven with angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him (1 Peter 3.22). Note the parallels 'went and proclaimed --' '---going into Heaven'. Both occurred in close connection. This idea of the defeat of the heavenly powers was an important one for the people to whom Peter was writing, for they had false teachers among them who were encouraging them to gain 'gnosis', special mystical knowledge through contact with such heavenly powers. Look, says Peter, recognise that any such powers have been deal with by Christ (compare 1 Peter 5.8; 2 Peter 2.10-12). They are defeated and therefore irrelevant. Furthermore it is very probable that one of the reasons that they were being persecuted by their masters (1 Peter 3.18-20) was precisely because they would not worship their masters' false gods. They would thus be specifically discriminated against, and even beaten. It would be hugely comforting to know that such demonic gods (1 Corinthians 10.20-21) had suffered defeat by Christ, thus justifying their refusal to worship them. |
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