.- When the question arises whether Jesus went to hell after the crucifixion, many may scratch their heads in confusion.
Why would Jesus go to hell if God sent him to die for our sins and rise again on the third day to return to heaven? Couldn’t he just float in paradise like the saints of faith, waiting for the day when God would reclaim the Earth again?
The scriptures have revealed that Jesus did, in fact, go to hell after being crucified on the cross, with the goal of gaining the keys (control) of Hades from Satan and establishing the bridge for people to return to God after repenting of sin. your sins.
Instead of the punishment of hell forever for our sins, we now have the only way back to a prosperous relationship with God the Father.
But why would Jesus have to go to hell for this connection to happen? Being the Son of God, would going to hell be required to save people?
The Bible clearly sets out the reasons why Jesus made the momentous journey to hell and how this further shows Jesus’ love to bring us to God once again.
Where did this idea originate?
The first mention of Jesus descending into hell was found in a later form of the Apostles’ Creed, which is considered to be the oldest Christian church creed of basic doctrines regarding the Christian faith, dating to 140 AD.
Not exactly scripture, these words are meant to be a guide for believers in confessing their faith in Jesus and understanding the key doctrines of the Christian faith.
Earlier versions of the creed do not specifically mention this term, “descending into hell,” and there are many different versions of the creed based on different denominations.
Did Jesus go to hell when he died?
A clear Scripture detailing Jesus’ going to hell can be found in Revelation 1:18: “I am he who lives, and was dead, and behold, I live for ever and ever. Amen. And I have the keys to Hades and Death.” This gives insight into the fact of what Jesus’ mission in hell was and how he succeeded in it.
In Ephesians 4:9-10, it is stated that if Jesus ascended, He must also “descend first to the lower parts of the earth. The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, to fill everything.”
So if Jesus was going to go to the grave, which he did for three days before his resurrection, death is considered the grave and where hell is located.
Death became a part of our lives through the sin that Adam and Eve committed, courtesy of Satan as the serpent, so Jesus had to go to the “lowest parts of the earth” to fulfill all things for us for salvation before meeting God in heaven.
What happened to Jesus after his death?
On earth, Jesus was prepared for burial and placed in a friend’s borrowed tomb where, as everyone believed, he would be forever. However, on the third day, he was resurrected and ascended to heaven, with his fleshly body transformed into an eternal one.
Although Jesus’ body may have been there in the borrowed tomb for three days, his spirit had gone to hell to conquer God’s ultimate enemy: death.
1 Corinthians 15:26-27 clearly states this truth: “The last enemy to be destroyed is death. Because ‘He has put all things under his feet’”.
Jesus had to go to hell to defeat the last enemy to defeat, which was death, begotten by the sin of Adam and Eve. God never intended for people to experience death, but this changed when sin entered.
By resurrecting after going to hell, Jesus proved to Satan that death is not the end for people after they leave Earth. For those who accept his sacrifice and are eager to be reunited with God, the grave is just a ticket to heaven and the complete avoidance of hell.
Jesus claimed the keys to Hades from Satan where Satan would have no control over where a person would go after death, while God always had and always will be in control.
What did Jesus accomplish with his death?
As Jesus breathed his last on the cross, the environment around him went dark (Luke 23:44-45; Mark 15:33) and an earthquake occurred (Matthew 27:51). The books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke also state that the temple veil was torn from top to bottom when Jesus was dying.
This veil was to represent the barrier between the Most Holy (God) and those worthy of being in his presence in the temple, offering sacrifices to him in rituals.
The torn veil and Jesus going to hell are the same, as the veil had been a way of separating people from God, but the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus meant that anyone could present himself before the Father without the need for a veil. animal sacrifice or priesthood.
Jesus’ entry into hell also removed barriers for people in that death did not mean an eternal journey to hell, but the opportunity to go to heaven, regardless of being a priest or a normal person.
Jesus defeated the last enemy
The idea of going to hell after death can be a shock to people, leading many to accept the salvation of Jesus Christ just to avoid the possibility of going there.
However, just as Jesus experienced much of what we experience on Earth, he also experienced hell to defeat God’s ultimate enemy, death, and restore the relationship we can have with God through his sacrifice.
Although he descended into hell for three days before rising to heaven, Jesus did it for us, so that rituals or sanctioned priesthood would not prevent anyone from coming to the Father for love, guidance, and mercy.
He bore our sins and took our place in hell so that we would not experience the atrocity of hell, only the sweet deliverance of the fallen Earth into the tender arms of God the Father.
Yes, Jesus went to hell, but it’s not because of what you think. He endured God’s worst to make sure we were given the best.
Written by: Blair Parke
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