1Peter 3 – Jesus’ preaching in hell?

Good morning,

I have a question about when Jesus descended into hell and preached to the spirits in hell.  Am I remembering correctly that Jesus preached to those in hell who lived before the law and gave them the chance to be saved?

Lyn

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Hi Lyn!

Yes, that is what Peter said in 1Peter 3:

  1. Christ also suffered for sins once for all, a righteous man for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
  2. by the which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,

    20a. who once were unbelieving, when in the days of Noah the long-suffering of God waited while the ark was being prepared. . . .

Thank you for the question.

Pastor John