It is written: But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. (1 Corinthians 15:20). Throughout the intertestamentl period, the phrase “the dead” came to have reference not only to death-but to the world of the dead. “In other words, when the New Testament speaks... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Fourteen)
It is written: For David says concerning Him: 'I FORESAW THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE MY FACE, FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, THAT I MAY NOT BE SHAKEN. 26 THEREFORE MY HEART REJOICED, AND MY TONGUE WAS GLAD; MOREOVER MY FLESH ALSO WILL REST IN HOPE. 27 FOR YOU WILL NOT LEAVE MY SOUL IN HADES,... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Thirteen)
It is written: "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes." (Hosea 13:14) Throughout the Old Testament, there were prophecies made that one Day, God would bring... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Twelve)
It is written: And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Luke 16:23) The “torment” of the rich man in Hades needs to be carefully considered. First, the fact that the rich man is conscious is evident. As we have noticed from... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Eleven)
It is written: Luke 16:19-31-19 "There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Ten)
It is written: Soon he will send me home to the world of the dead, where we all must go. (Job 30:23 CEV) Job knew that he would die; but look at what he says about this. God would bring him to the “house” appointed for the living. The word “house”means a dwelling place usually... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Nine)
It is written: These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. (Genesis 25:17) Throughout the Old and New Testaments, we learn many interesting facts about Sheol-the realm of departed spirits. One is the fact that it... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Eight)
It is written: And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, "For I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning." Thus his father wept for him. (Genesis 37:35) Having established that the human soul exists, we now turn... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Twenty-One)
It is written: For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine... Continue Reading →
The Descent Of Christ Into Hades (Twenty)
It is written: For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine... Continue Reading →