Danny Hickman

There is no scripture I'm aware of that states plainly that Jesus went to a place called hell. The NKJV states, 'He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient...' it goes on to say more about this; it's not easy to follow the context. It continues, 'when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls were saved through water.' (1 Peter 3:19-20).

Is Peter saying 'Jesus went and preached to those spirits while the ark was being built?' Or is he pointing out that the disobedience of "the spirits" occurred while the ark was being built, which led to their imprisonment and Jesus went later, after He died in the flesh and was resurrected in His spirit, and preached to them the gospel of the resurrection of the dead?

Either way, Peter isn't saying that except for 8 souls, everyone else alive when Noah lived, died and were held in a prison until Jesus went and proclaimed the gospel to them.

Why would He do that? He's not talking about 'souls.' He's talking about 'spirits.' Angels. They sinned and were assigned to a prison, to be held there until the day of Judgment (2 Peter 2:9). (Jesus went there and read the charges to them).

What about all those souls who died in the flesh when Noah lived? God's grace saved Noah and his family IN THE FLESH. Peter says it was a picture of baptism, which saves now BECAUSE OF THE RESURRECTION. 1 Pet 3:21

They were resurrected!!

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