The wording of the text suggests Jesus did that at least for those who drowned in the Flood when it rained 40 days and 40 nights in Genesis 6 while Noah and his family were in the ark. And then he adds in, ‘And He went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed God long ago while Noah was building the ark.’ And I want to be like, “Hey Peter, can you go back over that again?’ But unfortunately that’s not going to happen at this point.”īased on the wording in 1 Peter, there’s an argument that Jesus spent the weekend between His death and Resurrection in Hell preaching to the souls who were already there, giving them a chance at the forgiveness available through His sacrifice not previously available before His death. “’He was raised to life in the Spirit.’ OK. “You read through the chapter and you see ‘Christ died for everyone’s sins.’ OK I get that. “I looked this up, and even Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation and was knowledgeable of Scripture, he even said in his own commentaries this is the most difficult passage in the New Testament to understand because it’s not very clear what Peter is trying to say,” Petty said. The Scriptural basis for that is in Luke 23:43 when Jesus is quoted telling a thief who was crucified next to Him: “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”īut there’s a passage in 1 Peter 3 that suggests otherwise.Īfter explaining Christ died once for the sins of everyone and was raised to life in 1 Peter 3:18, the following two verses say, “in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.” There are those that believe Jesus was in Heaven during that time. So there’s about a gap of about 36 to 40 hours where Jesus’ spiritual location is unknown. So when He died on Friday afternoon, early Sunday morning is ‘the third day’ after His death as was prophesied by Jesus Himself.” “And the way the Jewish calendar falls, each day goes from dawn until dusk. “So when the Bible says Jesus was crucified at the sixth hour, that means noon, and He died at the ninth hour, which would be 3 p.m. for us,” said William Watson, pastor of Historic First Baptist Church in Jackson. because the clock for each day begins at sunrise or about 6 a.m. “The Jewish calendar and clock at that time suggests that Jesus was crucified at noon and died three hours later at 3 p.m. And He offers that same victory to us now.”Īccording to the Bible, in Matthew 27:46-50, Jesus died about 3 p.m. “But at the end of the day, all that really matters is that Jesus died to take away my sin and your sin – all of our sins – and on the first day of the week after that He arose to have victory over death. “It is an interesting discussion, and we could sit here all day and discuss and come to different conclusions and both of them be logical and understandable. “I’m not a guy who’s going to act like I have all the answers, and this is one that I can’t say I definitively know,” said Eric Petty, the lead minister at Skyline Church of Christ in Jackson. This weekend is one of the most recognizable weekends on the calendar each year for Christians with Good Friday being the commemoration of Jesus’ death on the cross and Easter celebrating his Resurrection the following Sunday morning.īut the question of Jesus’ location between His death and resurrection has been a point of debate among some Christians for the last couple millennia. Watch Video: What does Easter mean to you?
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