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1 Cor. 15:20 vs John 11
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: Lorine on October 31, 2009, 07:09:24 PM --- ???
Very knowledgeable answers, I learned much.
One more question though. What does it mean when it says
"Jesus preached to the souls that were in prison that were sometimes disobedient in the days of Noah"?
I don't understand when he did this.
Thanks,
Lorine
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Hello Lorine,
I believe these are this is the passage your are referring to:
1 Pet 3:17-20 For it is better to be suffering for doing good, if the will of God may be willing, than for doing evil, seeing that Christ also, for our sakes, once died concerning sins, the just for the sake of the unjust, that He may be leading us to God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, yet vivified in spirit, in which, being gone to the spirits in jail also, He heralds to those once stubborn, when the patience of God awaited in the days of Noah while the ark was being constructed, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were brought safely through water, [CLV]
I used the Concordant Literal Version because the next scripture helps explain Peter's comments in better detail:
1 Pet 3:21-22 the representation of which, baptism, is now saving you also (not the putting off of the filth of the flesh, but the inquiry of a good conscience to God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Who is at God's right hand, being gone into heaven, messengers and authorities and powers being subjected to Him
As Peter points out, the flood in Noah's time is an representation or example [all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition...1 Cor 10:11] of baptism. Peter says God awaited with much patience, as He does today to save a few [Elect].
When the Lord talks about releasing those in captivity or in bondage, it always speaks of a higher, spiritual meaning. For example:
Luke 13:15-16 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his a@@ from the stall, and lead him away to watering? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
John 8:32-36 ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Rom 8:20-21 the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
The phrase 'being gone to the spirits in jail also, He heralds to those once stubborn' [from 1 Pet 3:19-20] is specifically talking about Gentiles:
Eph 2:13 now in Christ Jesus ye [Gentiles] who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ...
Rom 11:30 For as ye [Gentiles] in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief
1 Pet 2:9-10 ye [Gentiles] are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy
Paul and Peter both testify that the gospel is coming to the Gentiles, by the grace of God...to save a few, as in Noah's time. And as the flood destroyed all flesh in the land, our spiritual baptism destroys all flesh, IN US. But we are saved in the ark, which is a picture of Christ.
Hope this helps,
Marques
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