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NASB | 1 Peter 4:6 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 4:6 For this is why the good news [of salvation] was preached [in their lifetimes] even to those who are dead, that though they were judged in the flesh as men are, they may live in the spirit according to [the will and purpose of] God. |
Bible Question: What is the importance of the apostles creed and the Jesus dying and going into hell |
Bible Answer: maroon The problem is our incorrect association of hell with the Lake of Fire. The word translated hell in the Bible often is speaking of the waiting place of the dead. In Hebrew the word is Sheol and in Greek it is Hades. These both speak of the waiting place that Jesus gave us a glimpse of in Luke 16:19-31. Remember this, Abraham's bosom side of Sheol/Hades/Hell is now empty since Paul clearly tells us in 2 Cor 5:8 “absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” What is commonly referred to as Hell would more correctly called the Lake of Fire seen in Rev 20:21. Remember also hell not the lair of Satan as many seem to want to make hell. Satan has no desire to go there since the fate of everyone there has already been decided. With these thoughts in mind the Apostle’s Creed is in fact correct and this misunderstanding of the hell is where the confusion enters in. Isn’t it interesting that Satan in this modern age is able to confuse for many the very thing designed in ages past to be a clear testimony of the truth? EdB |