JY Bible Notes 聖經小筆記

1 Peter 3:19 ( Chinese UV (T) )  他藉這靈曾去傳道給那些在監獄裡的靈聽， ( KJV )   By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 1 Peter 3:20 ( Chinese UV (T) )  就是那從前在挪亞預備方舟、神容忍等待的時候，不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉著水得救的不多，只有八個人。 ( KJV )  Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 💮Digested Commentary by Albert Barnes:  And preached -  The word used here ( ἐκήρυξεν   ekēruxen ) is of a general character, meaning to make a proclamation of any kind, as a crier does, or to deliver a message, and does not necessarily imply that it was the gospel which was preached, nor does it determine anything in regard to the nature of the message. It is not affirmed that he preached the gospel, for if that specific idea had been expressed it would have been rather by another word -  εὐαγγελίζω euangelizō . The word used ...

  ➤➤ October 31, 2012   by  Jack Cottrell   http://jackcottrell.com/what-happened-to-old-testament-saints-when-they-died-2/   QUESTION: I know that we Christians go to Paradise to be with Jesus when die. But what about OT saints? What happened to them when they died? Did they go to Paradise? How could they, since Christ had not yet died for their sins? What does the Bible say?   ANSWER: I answered a similar question a couple of years ago, but I will do it here again and include a couple of extra thoughts. A common idea has existed in Christendom almost from its beginning, namely, that the souls of believers who died before Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension could not go to “heaven,” or more precisely, to Paradise, since Christ had not yet died and atoned for their sins. The assumption was that their sins could not be truly forgiven until the blood of Christ was shed for them in actual history. Thus their souls had to exist in a “holding pen” or “wait...