Did Jesus Go To Hell?

[Brandli5]

This statment came from (my fav website) www.gotquestions.org they are a very great website for questions such as this.

Question: "Did Jesus go to hell between His death and resurrection?"

Answer: Did Jesus

[Rukkus]

Isaiah . . . Well if you define spiritual death as being seperated from God, then Jesus died spiritually, according to that definition because the BIble says in Matt 27:46 that God forsook Jesus.

[dakota190]

k.yen, as you travel around the christian boards trying to cause doubt and dissention, here is a bit of news for you, we don't have to prove anything to you, we do it because God directs us to spread the good news, (the Gospel) it is actually he who either opens your eyes or he doesn't. God isn't going to force you to believe in him, if you prefer to remain ignorant, that is your decision. if you prefer to spout out your anger and frustration and try to make others as miserable as you sound to me, well it isn't much of a hobby, but whatever. "if God was your father, you would love me, for i proceeded forth and came from God; nor have i come of myself, but he sent me. why do you not understand my speech? because you are not able to listen to my word. You are are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. he was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. when he speaks. when he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resourses, for he is a liar and the father of it, but because i tell the truth, you do not believe me. He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear because you are not of God." John ch. 8; v-42-45 and v-47. you know, being misled and/or being mistaken for lack of proper teaching and knowledge is understandable to an extent, but being ignorant on purpose, i just don't understand. before you come in here with your lack of knowledge i would suggest you study your stance and be sure you know what you are talking about, not just parroting something you heard from someone, who heard it from someone, and so on and so on. we have studied well what we present. some of us have read your misguided, misquoted, tripe before, we have read and studied, even the satanic bible, hindu and buddha and a whole host of cults and even the false teachers, whom some of you think are real and you use their false teachings to try to bother us. you are not a threat to us only irritating. BYE BYE NOW!!

[GodisTruth]

I just finished reading two Christian Apocrypha books, one was The Gospel of Bartholomew, and the other was The Gospel of Nicodemus, both of which talk about Jesus going to hell (Hades) to free the saints. Sometimes I wonder how many Christians in the past read these books, and got their beliefs from them. These books were written in the late 3rd century.

[Rukkus]

Brandli, thanks for giving such an in depth response. There were a few issues I was wondering about though . . .

Brandli:

Sheol / Hades is a realm with two divisions (Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 10:15; 16:23; Acts 2:27-31),

RA:

This is where I start to have a hard time following you. I read all the scriptures you gave. Where in any of them does it say that Hades is in two divisions? Like, could you quote the verse and then say specifically where it you're referring to?

Brandli:

the abodes of the saved and the lost. The abode of the saved was called

[Rukkus]

Brandli, were you going to reply to my post?

[Rukkus]

Drive by posting I guess . . . Too bad, cause it really seemed like you had some good input on the subject

[Rukkus]

I got it . . . I'll pm you

[Isaiah-smiles]

Isaiah . . . Well if you define spiritual death as being seperated from God, then Jesus died spiritually, according to that definition because the BIble says in Matt 27:46 that God forsook Jesus.

Rukkus,

I apologise for not getting back sooner. It had been awhile since I've checked the boards. And yes, absolutely, Jesus for that moment was separated from God in the stead of all mankind. If you also notice, Jesus did not say it was finished (atoning for our sins) until He experinced that Spiritual death as well as the physical death. But it doesn't end badly, because God assures us that the sacrifice was acceptable by the Ressurrection. I believe that when the Bible mentions Christ as being the "firstborn", it is not just describing His eminance or being the heir of all things, to which I am in agreement with, but, I believe that it tells us that He was the first "born again", because of the fact that He was rejoined with the Father & Holy Spirit.

Thus, when we repent and trust Christ's finished work on the cross, then we are "born again" in the sense that the Holy Spirit comes within us to dwell forever. We are never to be separated from God anymore "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:" (Romans 8:16)