Did Jesus go to hell?

[Flsnookman]

 

Pierre asked:  I asked you a question. Where was Jesus Christ for 3 days and 3 nights?

My thoughts..

He was preaching to the dead.....in hell?? Well, some of the dead would be saved so maybe somewhere else? I know the rcc likes to say it was purgatory but scripture is unclear as to the name of where He was. Here in Acts it seems to indicate He was indeed in hell..

Acts 2:27  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

but here it says prison (hell is a prison of sorts)

1 Peter 3:19-20 

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;  Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

 

Also this..

Ephesians 4:8-10King James Version (KJV)

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.)

So it seems that Jesus did indeed go preach to those who already died but I am sure many will disagree...maybe this should be a new topic?

[missmuffet]

2 hours ago, Flsnookman said:

Pierre asked:  I asked you a question. Where was Jesus Christ for 3 days and 3 nights?

My thoughts..

He was preaching to the dead.....in hell?? Well, some of the dead would be saved so maybe somewhere else? I know the rcc likes to say it was purgatory but scripture is unclear as to the name of where He was. Here in Acts it seems to indicate He was indeed in hell..

Acts 2:27  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

but here it says prison (hell is a prison of sorts)

1 Peter 3:19-20 

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;  Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

 

Also this..

Ephesians 4:8-10King James Version (KJV)

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.)

So it seems that Jesus did indeed go preach to those who already died but I am sure many will disagree...maybe this should be a new topic?

Did you read what I replied from "Got Questions"? That is what they said. He went to Shoel and Paradise. He took those who were in Paradise with Him to heaven.

[Ezra]

2 hours ago, Flsnookman said:

Pierre asked:  I asked you a question. Where was Jesus Christ for 3 days and 3 nights?

That word should have simply be transliterated as Hades (which is in the lower parts of the earth). That is where Christ was for that period of time. Eternal Hell is the Lake of Fire, and has not been occupied as yet (see Rev 20).

[missmuffet]

39 minutes ago, Ezra said:

That word should have simply be transliterated as Hades (which is in the lower parts of the earth). That is where Christ was for that period of time. Eternal Hell is the Lake of Fire, and has not been occupied as yet (see Rev 20).

I think they called it Sheol in the OT times. Now it is called Hades.

[Sister]

7 hours ago, Flsnookman said:

Pierre asked:  I asked you a question. Where was Jesus Christ for 3 days and 3 nights?

My thoughts..

He was preaching to the dead.....in hell?? Well, some of the dead would be saved so maybe somewhere else? I know the rcc likes to say it was purgatory but scripture is unclear as to the name of where He was. Here in Acts it seems to indicate He was indeed in hell..

Acts 2:27  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

but here it says prison (hell is a prison of sorts)

1 Peter 3:19-20 

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;  Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

 

Also this..

Ephesians 4:8-10King James Version (KJV)

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.)

So it seems that Jesus did indeed go preach to those who already died but I am sure many will disagree...maybe this should be a new topic?

Hi Flsnookman

Hell is a prison, but this prison is a little different.

Those spirits in prison are not the spirits of dead men.  They are the angels that sinned before the flood, because they mingled sexually with women, and took them for wives.  They crossed the line, and God punished them by putting them into a prison for spirits, deep in the earth.  You can read about what they did in Genesis 6.  These are spiritual creatures, angels that committed blasphemy of the holy spirit.  They will never be forgiven.

Jesus conquered death at his resurrection.  This was when he was given the keys to death and hell.  He did not preach to the spirits before his resurrection whilst in the grave, but not long after he rose,... because Jesus really did die, and it was no scam.

 

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Acts 2:27  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Hell in this case means death,...the grave.  Jesus was not left there for very long but rose on the 3rd day.  His body did not decay.

So that prison where the spirits are locked up to this day, is not the place where Christ went whilst dead, but after he rose. Nor is the grave or hell considered paradise.

 

[nebula]

5 hours ago, Ezra said:

That word should have simply be transliterated as Hades (which is in the lower parts of the earth). That is where Christ was for that period of time. Eternal Hell is the Lake of Fire, and has not been occupied as yet (see Rev 20).

Our culture doesn't seem to know how to distinguish terms like this. Most people think of "Hell" as what the Scriptures call Sheol or Hades and "the lake of fire" as "the lake of fire."

Or "hell" is what you call going through a very rough time.

[Bible_Gazer]

Jesus's body was in the tomb

He told his father in thy hands I commend my spirit, so God had his spirit. 

Luke 23:46
 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

[Ezra]

6 hours ago, Bible_Gazer said:

Luke 23:46
 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

As long as we also understand that having said this, Christ went to Hades, after which He ascended to Heaven (Eph 4:8-10).

8Wherefore 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?

10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

[missmuffet]

8 hours ago, nebula said:

Our culture doesn't seem to know how to distinguish terms like this. Most people think of "Hell" as what the Scriptures call Sheol or Hades and "the lake of fire" as "the lake of fire."

Or "hell" is what you call going through a very rough time.

Question: "What is the difference between Sheol, Hades, Hell, the lake of fire, Paradise, and Abraham’s bosom?"

Answer: The different terms used in the Bible for heaven and hell—sheol, hades, gehenna, the lake of fire, paradise, and Abraham’s bosom—are the subject of much debate and can be confusing.

The word “paradise” is used as a synonym for heaven (2 Corinthians 12:3; Revelation 2:7). When Jesus was dying on the cross and one of the thieves being crucified with Him asked Him for mercy, Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). Jesus knew that His death was imminent and that He would soon be in heaven with His Father. Therefore, Jesus used paradise as a synonym for heaven, and the word has come to be associated with any place of ideal loveliness and delight.

Abraham’s bosom is referred to only once in the Bible—in the story of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31). It was used in the Talmud as a synonym for heaven. The image in the story is of Lazarus reclining at a table leaning on Abraham’s breast—as John leaned on Jesus' breast at the Last Supper—at the heavenly banquet. There are differences of opinion about what exactly Abraham’s bosom represents. Those who believe the setting of the story is a period after the Messiah’s death and resurrection see Abraham’s bosom as synonymous with heaven. Those who believe the setting to be prior to the crucifixion see Abraham’s bosom as another term for paradise. The setting is really irrelevant to the point of the story, which is that wicked men will see the righteous in happiness, and themselves in torment, and that a “great gulf” exists between them (Luke 16:26) which will never be spanned.

In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word used to describe the realm of the dead is sheol. It simply means “the place of the dead” or “the place of departed souls/spirits.” The New Testament Greek equivalent to sheol is hades, which is also a general reference to “the place of the dead.” The Greek word gehenna is used in the New Testament for “hell” and is derived from the Hebrew word hinnom. Other Scriptures in the New Testament indicated that sheol/hades is a temporary place where souls are kept as they await the final resurrection. The souls of the righteous, at death, go directly into the presence of God—the part of sheol called “heaven,” “paradise,” or “Abraham’s bosom” (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23).

The lake of fire, mentioned only in Revelation 19:20 and 20:10, 14-15, is the final hell, the place of eternal punishment for all unrepentant rebels, both angelic and human (Matthew 25:41). It is described as a place of burning sulfur, and those in it experience eternal, unspeakable agony of an unrelenting nature (Luke 16:24; Mark 9:45-46). Those who have rejected Christ and are in the temporary abode of the dead in hades/sheol have the lake of fire as their final destination.

But those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life should have no fear of this terrible fate. By faith in Christ and His blood shed on the cross for our sins, we are destined to live eternally in the presence of God

http://www.gotquestions.org/sheol-hades-hell.html

[Bible_Gazer]

43 minutes ago, Ezra said:

As long as we also understand that having said this, Christ went to Hades, after which He ascended to Heaven (Eph 4:8-10).

8Wherefore 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?

10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

Don't see it that way.

I believe he is talking about him coming down to earth first, then ascended up where he came from.