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Feb 8, 2024 · Jesus' Descent to Hell in the Bible. The most cited Bible passage for the account of Jesus descending to hell before His resurrection is 1 Peter 3:18-20. “For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; in which ...
Dec 22, 2020 · But, Sheol was divided by a great gulf fixed (Luke 16:26) into torments and Paradise. That Jesus did not go into torments is attested to by the remark to the thief on the Cross, “Today thou shalt be with me in Paradise, not torments. That He went down is obvious from His own words in Matthew 12:40 and Paul’s in Ephesians 4:8-10.
We deserve to be judged for our sins and go to Hell because of them—but Christ took upon Himself our judgment and our Hell. The Bible says, “God made him who had no sin to be (or become) sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
A common teaching is that Jesus was in hell between the time He died on the cross and when He was resurrected. The issue has been complicated by a clause in the Apostles' Creed (which is not part of the Bible). The creed states, "He descended into hell." Did Jesus really go to the place of suffering and torment called "hell"?
Apr 5, 2023 · Biblical Explanation. The Bible teaches us that after Jesus died on the cross, He descended into hell for three days. In this powerful moment in history, Jesus fulfilled a prophesy written centuries before: “For You will not leave my soul in Hades (Hell)” (Acts 2:27). This event is often referred to as His descent into the Abyss.
May 18, 2022 · Jakob, who is wearing a neatly pressed business suit, works in a bank. Alex, in shorts, trainers and a football t-shirt, is a fitter. “Gas, water, and shit,” he explains. Neither Alex nor ...
Aug 3, 2015 · First, the externals: He was of middle height, “and after he had reached mature years he walked with somewhat of a stoop; his gait was grave and sedate; and he was ever clothed in most seemly garments, his dress being suited to the ripeness of his years. His face was long, his nose aquiline, his eyes rather large than small, his jaws heavy ...
