![]() In leading the Old Testaments saints into the presence of God, Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Psalm 68:18 When Jesus ascended to Heaven, He emptied Abraham’s Bosom and led the Old Testament saints to their heavenly home.Įphesians 4:8-10 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” (Now this, “He ascended” what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) The souls of both entered into the place of comfort. Jesus also called “the place of comfort” by the name, “Paradise,” when the thief on the cross proclaimed faith in Him, Jesus said, “…Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43)īoth Jesus and the thief on the cross died that day, and neither went into the presence of the Father in Heaven. For more information on this, read Did Jesus descend into Hell? The Heart of the Earth / Abraham’s Bosom / Paradise The word hell referred to both chambers, Abraham’s Bosom and the place of torment. Today we use the word Hell to exclusively mean the place of torment, but prior to Jesus’ atonement for sins, Hell (Hades) was the place of all departed souls. This is untrue and is a misunderstanding of the Greek word “hades,” which is translated “hell” in English. Some have said that Jesus went to the place of torment to pay for our sins by receiving the punishment we should receive. ![]() Luke 16:23 “And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And it’s revealed that the rich man was able to see both Abraham and Lazarus from the place of torments in Hades. In verse 23, the place of comfort is again referred to as the bosom of Abraham. Luke16:22 “So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The clearest information we have about Abraham’s Bosom comes from Jesus Himself when He told of Lazarus and the rich man. It is the destiny of all who rejected God prior to the cross and those who now reject Jesus. There was another place (and still is) within the earth. Just as Jesus had said, He was in “the heart of the earth” for “three days and three nights.” Then He rose, bodily from the grave and His soul rose from Abraham’s Bosom. It was a holding place for the souls of all righteous people (those who died with faith in God). Jesus’ words, “the heart of the earth,” were a reference to Abraham’s Bosom (Luke 16). Luke 23:46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last. Matthew 12:40 “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”ģ) Jesus committed His Spirit to His Father: In giving a sign to the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus said: Mark 15:46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.Ģ) Jesus’ soul went into the heart of the earth. Mat 27:59-60 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. The Bible not only tells where Jesus’ body went, it also tells of His soul and Spirit.ġ) Jesus’ body was placed in the tomb of a friend. When Jesus died on the cross, where did He go prior to His resurrection three days later? Does the Bible tell us? Answer:
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