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NASB | Revelation 1:18 and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 1:18 and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead). |
Subject: Can you tell me where was jesus for thos |
Bible Note: Hi Janae, Here are some thoughts I have had on this subject. Luke 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Is paradise, in this passage, heaven, or is is Abraham's Bosom? Depending on how you answer this makes a lot of difference in how you understand this issue. Eph 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) When Jesus "led captivity captive", how did He lead them, but to go to where they were? And where were these captives? When we say "Jesus descended to hell", remember hell had two compartments, the side of torment, and the side of comfort, and I do not say Jesus went to the side of torment, but rather to the side of comfort. Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Again, a lot depends on how literally you interpret this prophecy. My thinking is that after Jesus died, He descended to the lower parts of the earth, into Abraham's Bosom, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to open their prison, after which He led them out, having taken captivity captive, and ascended, with them, on high. I know this is not the only way to interpret these passages, but this is the way that makes the most sense to me. Love in Christ, Mark |