Bible Question: I was looking for the book that tells the story of Christ going to Hell to battle Satan before going to heaven. Where can I find this? |
Bible Answer: Jesus didn't go to Hell(Hades) to battle Satan but to preach the "Good News" to the rigtheous dead that resided in Abraham's bosom or paradise. Eph 4:8 Hell (Hades) as seen in Luke 16:19-31 and through Jewish teaching is the holding place for the dead. The unrighteous go to a hot dry place to await judgement and the righteous before Christ went to place called Abraham's bosom or Paradise. Since Jesus' resurrection the righteous dead now go directly to heaven to be with the Lord 2 Cor. 5:6-8. Further Satan was never in Hell(Hades) nor does he have any desire to be there. The hot dry side is filled with the unrighteous dead that are already lost so Satan doesn't care about them at all. The teaching that Jesus went to Hell and fought Satan is a fanasty invented by people that haven't fully read their Bible and have no idea what Jesus' work on the cross really meant and more importantly what it accomplished. The idea that Satan is in charge of hell is an idea birthed in Islam which is a false religion. |