Did Jesus go to Hell when he died?

If anyone has already posted something like that I would like to know. Thanks for your help.

Man there is so many different stories about this and some even think he picked up a set of keys like you would start your car with while he was there.I personally think because he holds the keys to Life and Death meaning now that the battle has been won you now have a choice between everlasting life and death in Hell when before you had no choice.but he brought back no physical keysI personally think his spirit did go to the pits of hell but, I did find this and this is my belief:Some theologians believe that during the three days between Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, He descended into Abraham's bosom3 (Luke 16:19-31), proclaimed to them the mystery of the gospel, and then led them into heaven to dwell with God. The belief is that they were not permitted to enter into the presence of God in heaven until after the atonement. Once that had happened, Jesus who had died, descended to Abraham's bosom, proclaimed the gospel, and then led its residents into heaven. So, even though we cannot precisely determine where Jesus was and what He did during those three days, it seems apparent that He presented the gospel message (not to have them get saved) to those in spirit prison and possibly also to those in Abraham's bosom.

I don't know about Jesus going to hell, but I read in Ephesians 4:8-10:8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) What does it mean when he says Jesus descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Rev. 20:14 "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death."Christ descended into hell, but hell is temporal. History and popular concept distort two concepts into one, here, and it might just be safe to say "yes and no" to your question. Reading Revelation ch. 20 v. 12-15 might give you a little background in the differentiation.

[font=Arial]Luke 23:43 Verily I say unto thee today shalt thou be with me in Pardise.[/font]Jesus was speaking to the theif,who also was on the cross.

[font=Arial]Luke 23:43 Verily I say unto thee today shalt thou be with me in Pardise.[/font]Jesus was speaking to the theif,who also was on the cross.

brethrenthe place Christ went to when He died was to sheol which is (or was) the holding place of all the people (save for enoch and elijah) who lived before Christ came. it is made up on Abraham's bosom (the holding place of the righteous) and the holding place of the damned (where the rich man went in luke 16) there is also a place of holding for those angels who put on human bodies and had children (the nephilim)with human women. please note that luke 16 is not a parable but in fact an explanation of what happened to the righteous and unrighteous before Christ came. so Christ went there to free the righteous and take them to heaven. now this place is also called hades and will itsef be cast into the lake of fire along with the damned, the devil and his minions and this lake of fire burns forever. so when we speak of hell this i think is the place we should mean. Christ didn't go into the lake of fire coz whoever ends up there is not coming out coz that fire is forever...

1Pe 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; I believe that this event is Jesus preaching the gospel to the souls that were drowned in the flood. This group died without law, or grace, so God also sent the Savior to them (in prison) to share the gospel. Blessings Greg

Healingwaters wrote:Thats true Ironman, that Hell is not the lake of fire.Did the Son of God descend into hell, yes!!Psalms 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Peter is speaking the same scripture in it's fulfillment on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:27So did the son of God physically go or did his soul? this can be confusing. :-? In the spirit Jesus went and preached to the spirits I feel.

then why did Jesus say in luke23:43 we shall be in pardise today?

well i'm not sure if His body went, but the ones who were in hades/hell were souls. i think his soul went down there. i guess it's of no consequence he could have gone there in body or not, doesn't make any difference to me really.

bro G.Q.then why did Jesus say in luke23:43 we shall be in pardise today?because they were about to go there. on the other side there is no concept of time as we know it hence a thousand years being as a day and a day being as a thousand years, it makes no difference.perhaps the thief went to sheol with Christ and was then off to heaven with everyone else there or maybe he went straight to heaven, who knows these things? :-?

You know there is a lot of things left unturned in the word and I personally think God wanted it that way because maybe he felt we would have enough problem figuring out most of it anyway and if this is true my guess would be only the hard core Christians would find the answer to something that really has no answer. ;-)

Hi everyone. I hope that my limited understanding of this question will be of some benefit to us. Please take these explanations as from one lowly worker to others, who still see many things as through as glass darkly. Thank you. I do not believe that our Lord suffered in Hell after he died upon the cross. I believe rather that He suffered the full, complete, unrestrained measure of God's wrath against sin, beginning somewhere around(or possibly after) these moments... Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.and...And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.from somewhere in those moments up to this...When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.I believe that when Christ said It is finishedthat this marks the final and complete end of His suffering for our sins in Atonement. I believe our Lord is saying here that the whole and complete debt of sin had been now fully and wholly paid.I also believe that the wrath of God against sin is unending in duration, however I belive this can be accounted for in view of the limted duration of these things by considering the eternal nature of Christ's being; that since Christ is eternal, He could while on earth, drink the eternal cup of God's wrath.Perhaps we should also pause to consider this from the prophet Isaiah Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin....and...He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied.....Back then to the eternal nature of the wrath, I also believe that this strange phenomenon testifies to this having occured during this time upon earthNow from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.I say that because Christ said of the future punishementAnd I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.the darkness that covered the land calls to mind this darkness that our Lord spoke of here.Also, it has already been said that Christ indicated the believing thief would be with Him in paradise that day, which I think also supports this understanding.Your's for His service,Chris

Part of the ancient creed is that after his death, Christ descended into hell. Christ does seem to have gone to hell to preach to those in prison according to the Scriptures. But if He did indeed do that (as exactly what happened isn't clear in Scripture), there is no indication that He actually suffered in hell. Some theologies require that Christ suffered in hell to make atonement, especially since He was made sin, and in order to full bear the wrath of God due to those who are sinners. But, the Scriptures make it perfectly clear that His suffering in the flesh the death of a sinner was sufficient. If He had to suffer in hell, then the question begs to be asked, how long would he have needed to suffer in hell to make atonement? If one really pushes the suffering in hell theology as needed for atonement, then in my opinion the logic requires that Christ needed to remain forever in hell in order to make atonement. But, His death upon the cross was sufficient.