Where was Jesus for the three days between His death and resurrection? | GotQuestions.org 

Yes me too. 🥰

Why "one day"? Why not ask Him NOW? There is nothing wrong with asking Jesus (God) questions. I ask Him all the time to give me understanding; ESPECIALLY on "controversial" things. Because, there are few things more liberating than experiencing the TRUTH; that is SO far removed from what MOST believe.

Let me know when you do, I'd be real interested🙃

@@DixieDee Well you could ask but it doesn’t mean God will tell you. Romans 15:4 (KJV) For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. God wants us to be satisfied with what he has given us.

The answer is very easy - nowhere. A mythical entity cannot be anywhere.

How could he have gone to hell forever if he was with his apostles three days later, and is now seated at the right hand of the father? I don’t understand what your theology is coming from. It plainly states that the dead have no consciousness. This idea of Casper the friendly ghost going off to some magic land is from Greek paganism. No where does it say that in the Bible.

@@Bona19646 Well let's see in...Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. And having it. to BE in the bible, please read this in...John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. IE: the Golden Great Bridge is real. But it isn't in the bible. Also, the US of America is real; but isn't in the bible. Etc, etc and ETC! So... End of story, and I rest me case... Now I have had said, what I believe; and you have said what you believe. Sadly, they are different (VERY common). Thus, since I never debate or argue (because I believe Jesus doesn't want us to do it); I shall walk away in a Christian way; and never comment to this video... Unless: IF, the're others that want to reply. Praise Jesus' Holy Name.

I encourage you to read psalm 22, understand Jewish culture. Understand how he wish students studied and recited scripture.

@@steveslenderman8953 Hmmm...Before you were born (for I am 92 yrs old now); I was taught by my "Jew" Step-Dad teacher; about Jewish Culture! And many, untold other of the things Jewish do! Thank you for your reply! Now, Jesus is "Iesus" in Greek and "Yeshua" in Hebrew. And that is after Gods name was "YHWH"* (in writing) and "Yahweh" (in speaking). This was, because Hebrew did not write Vowels, in their Culture. And... *The reason that God changed His name; most of the Jews had Polluted and Prostituted the Covenant; by the time 70 AD came! Because most of His so-called "chosen"; were committing Abominable Sins! So, God made a New "Faith" Covenant Culture; rather than a "613 Commandments" Covenant Culture. Where ALL should say this... ...Brethren, Please Pray OFTEN and Praise Jesus OFTEN; for He is the ONLY true "God Almighty"; there will ever have been. And may Jesus bless you and yours always. AMEN!

Where does the Bible clearly state that the dead have no consciousness? Paul said "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." Seems to me that's pretty clearly stating that we do have a consciousness. Also, When Jesus said to the man on the cross, "Today, you will be with me in Paradise." I fully believe that when we die, we retain our soul and spirit, and that we are very much who we were, only lacking a flesh and blood body, and we are with Jesus. Once Jesus sets up his kingdom on earth, then we will have glorified bodies--bodies like what Jesus had before his ascension.

My understanding is that the Jews believed Sheol was inside the earth and has two compartments. Paradise is the compartment where Abraham and all the believers in God’s promise resided.

Where’s that? Can the earth have a heart attack from Jesus blockade

Good reference, good point. The narrator missed this entirely.

Yeah. Jesus knew He was going to be sent to Hell ... for 3 days ... which is how long it takes to destroy the soul. God must punish anybody who sins ... with death (body & soul). This is why the body decays & dies ... & ... the Soul is sent to Hell. Hell was created by God to punish fall Angels who are powerful spirits ... with freewill ... and are to serve & help the Children of God. Fallen Angels can not be saved, and they know God created them, and that if they sin they will be punished forever. God only created Adam & Eve ... with freewill & the ability to procreate Mankind ... and clearly warned them that if they sin .... they( an their descendants ) will die (body & soul) .... because the Mind of Man ( with freewill & nature) is the body & soul. The nature of Man ... is the body ... and it is clearly corrupted by a common ancestor because every single human being will freely think & do something the is clearly evil or against God. God deliberately made His Children ... with puny bodies & souls .... and able to procreate ... so that they can be saved ... and ... God can become a Father. Adam is the Father of the Children of Man. Jesus is the Father of the Children of God. And Jesus is the first Child of God ... as the Son of God permanently has a body & soul. The Angels ... who can not be saved if they sin ... were created to be the servants & helpers of God's Children .. and knew that if they will be punished forever if they sin. This is why Satan .. hates the Human Race ... as he is one of the most powerful Angels and did not want be a servant & help of God's children. And here is not time ... in heaven or Hell. God is on a 7 000 year Salvation plan ... with Jesus returning in the year 1000 to rule for 1000 years ... and ... all the death & living Believers at the Second Coming ... will join Jesus in Heaven forever. But Jesus has just returned to rule for 1000 years. How so? When you die .... you go straight to Judgement day in the year 7 000 or those alive on Earth ... to either join Jesus for ever or be sent to Hell to die. God has to punish a sinner ... with death (body & soul). The body will die in the Universe. The soul will die in Hell. God sent His only begotten Son ... to be the sin sacrifice ... that will satisfy God's just nature & His lover for His (sinful) creation.

@@abelincoln8885 . When was hell created , on the 8th day? In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth, rested on the 7th day and then created hell. Hell is a real place found only in the mind of Christians . Or religious people. No where else, it’s man that creates conditions of hell right here on earth.

Amen to that !! So well said 🤍✝️

A distorted version of it.

@@o.i.c.uvanish9169 what is that supposed to mean ?!

Wtf has biblical scripture got to do with evidence or truth of anything.

@@derekardito2032 Hello Friend ! The Bible has Much to say about EVERYTHING Needful…. TRUTH in world of Lies,,, FREEDOM in a world of bondage ,,, REALITY instead of Fantasy,,, LOVE instead of Hate,,,, the list goes on and on !! Peace and Joy to you Friend 👋☀️

The timing starts on Thursday at sun down.

That is his body and spirit combined

@@Shining-star286 Is He not God without His body? He didn't go to heaven during the three days. He went to paradise.

@monocuco818 If he went to paradise, he lied about being dead, at least 9 TIMES, bless your heart. He was dead in his tomb, or a liar, take your pick. 9 TIMES, at least. Dead for 3 days and nights, NOT PARADISE. What he told the thief has the COMMA, in the wrong place, in English versions.

@@eltonron1558 Not necessarily. Both are true. Death is the separation of body from Spirit. So He, as spirit, went to paradise where the righteous spirits wait. His body remained in the tomb, exactly like you said.

The comma is in the wrong place, or Jesus is a liar.

@@eltonron1558 And you're calling the Bible a lie.

@kac0404 If the comma is in the right place, Jesus is a liar. Since there are no commas in Greek, some idiot ENGLISH, scribe put the comma in the wrong place. Do I need to cite EVERY passage, in which he said he would be DEAD? I say to you TODAY, comma you SHALL be with me in paradise, is how it should have been printed in English versions. There are at least 9 PASSAGES, in which he and the apostles described him getting KILLED, and DEAD, for 3 days and nights. If you can't show us that from the Bible YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO, AND BELIEVE THE LIE. Not the Bible, because anyone serious about this subject should know it, bless your mortal heart. Think about it. If he wasn't dead, he lied, which means Christianity is bogus. The basic tenant of Christianity is resurrection of the DEAD. HE was dead in his tomb for 3 days and nights, as scripture says. Any other scripture IMPLYING something else, is easily explained. I will NEVER be surprised by Christianity that doesn't know basics, especially Sunday Christianity.

@kac0404 Look at the first comment. If he transcribed it correctly, it is correct, which means, I've never seen a correct rendering of the passage in any English versions. So what version I s he quoting? Most say, I say to you COMMA, today you shall be with me in paradise. He just wrote , I say to you today COMMA, you will be with me, which is CORRECT.

@kac0404 I'm calling anyone who believes Jesus was NOT dead 3 day and nights, a liar. It is written at least 9 passages, he would be dead, not alive in any way.

You could not be more wrong. Bible says death is an unconscious sleep. He was in the tomb, dead and unconscious.

@Robert Stephenson Jesus didn't exist and he was invented by Paul there is nothing for you prove but a lie.

@Robert Stephenson Using references from a book filled with false history, contrived characters, biblical claims of events that occurred in other times, failed prophecies, impossible physics and ignorances of the men who wrote it hardly constitutes a reliable reference.

@@robertstephenson6806bona said dead and asleep--not unconscious. I disagree with the soul sleep perspective, but it's worth you looking up. Purgatory and Abraham's bosom are very different things, though. Abraham's bosom was/is a temporary paradise. Purgatory is a place of penance, suffering, and cleansing because when we die we're still too ugly from sin to be in heaven and have to be clean before we can enter. Purgatory is a dogma with several pieces of doctrine inside it--it doesn't merely mean a holding place. The amount of time one spends there is proportional to the amount of sun and types of sim committed: a good person could spend 10 years in purgatory, which is almost a saintly short period of time, and bad people reasonably spend a couple thousand years in purgatory. On the other hand, Abraham's bosom either ended when Jesus completed His sacrifice OR ends on final judgement day. Abraham's bosom also isn't a literal place: it's a description of the concept of paradise. Abraham's bosom is a picture of the Roman custom (which the Jews adopted) of reclining onto the person next to you during meals. The same happens in The Lord's Supper when Peter reclined onto Christ; Peter was in His bosom. The story which gives us the term is used to emphasize that not every Jew is a member of the covenant; the rich man, a Jew, would not be with Abraham even though he's of the family line. Abraham and the poor man are either together in paradise, a temporary place, or in heaven, but Abraham's bosom is his literal bosom in that story--not an ethereal location. Your original comment was lovely

@@Bona19646Not so my friend the dead know where they are very aware

@@titaniumspecial4207 - You are correct, it was not more than two nights between crucifixion and return to the temporal. The rising was immediate on the day of death. However there was work to be done that we would hear of but we cannot see.

Great question!

Right, 1 of many contractions of the supposed ultimate story.

@@braxtonoertwig9191 Many contractions of a poorly manufactured story.

Friends, the subject of the state of the dead is critical or you'll be deceived by teachings of the devil. In order to correctly understand this issue you have to go back to the beginning, in Genesis, in the garden of Eden. God said, ' you shall surely die ' and the devil said ' you shall not surely die, you'll be like God knowing good and evil '. Plenty of verses make it plain that when you die you know not a thing. Just look it up. Job chapter 14 is a very important chapter on the state of the dead. Job 19:25 Job affirms his belief in the Resurrection. In 1 Thess 4 it's very clear that when Christ shall come the believers who are dead are resurrected first and together with the living believers meet the Lord in the air. At the same time! There're a few scatterings of people who are said to be in heaven, for example when Christ rose from the dead and Moses, transfiguration and Jude. Moses appeared as a representative of the dead believers who would be saved as a result of Jesus' sacrifice and Elijah represented those that would be alive when he comes. The reason you have this foolish teaching that Jesus went to heaven straight away is deception by the devil as in the beginning! That's the same reason you have psychics and mediums. These are instruments of the devil my friends.

@@stonemuk If soul sleep is true, can you please explain the following: 1 Samuel 28 - In which Samuels spirit/ghost comes up from the earth and speaks with Saul. How is Samuel able to come up from the earth and talk with Saul if soul sleep is true? Luke 16:19-31 - Jesus tells a story about two people (the rich man and Lazarus) that died and after they were dead, they were both concious and aware, the rich man was tormented in flames and Lazarus was comforted with Abraham, they see each other and communicate... I know some say this is simply a parable, but the thing with parables is; Jesus doesn't give names, but here in this story he does. Philippians 1:21&23 - Paul says that for him to die is 'gain', and he goes on to say that he has a desire to depart and to be with Christ. So to Paul, dying is gaining something, suggesting that departing from the body is to be with Christ. If soul sleep is true, then when you die you are gaining nothing and you will not depart from your body and be with Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:8 - "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.". How can you be absent from your body and be present with the Lord is soul sleep is true? Revelation 6:9-11 - The souls of those who have died for Christ are under the alter in heaven asking when they will be avenged, they are told to rest for a little longer and are given white robes. These souls of the dead appear to be concious and aware in heaven. It is true that the dead know nothing, certainly not their bodies, and also it would seem their soul/spirit is unaware of what is happening on the earth after they have died.

@@gr3ywolf144 If you want to understand any subject you must go to the first place it is mentioned and follow up from there. The Scriptures which came later cannot contradict that which is already established in Genesis. KJV Genesis 2:7 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. KJV Genesis 3:19 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. KJV John 5:28-29 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. KJV Psalms 146:1-4 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. KJV Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. 20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? What is clear is that man was formed from the dust of the earth. He only became a living soul/being after God breathed the breath of life into his nostrils. God does not say to Adam that he's dust and breath, simply dust thou art! Solomon in Ecclesiastes is emphatic that there's no difference between man and beast, they all go back to dust where they came from. He's clear also that the same thing happens to their ' spirits'. Man's spirit is no different from a cow's. Unless you are suggesting that a cow's spirit also goes to heaven, which would contradict the Scriptures! Jesus himself said that the hour is coming when they that are in the graves would hear his voice and come to life meaning that they cannot be alive in any shape or form except for the few examples already mentioned, Moses and the resurrected saints at the Lord's own Resurrection! About Samuel you do not seriously think that was the real Samuel 😳. If you do, I suggest you stop trying to teach anyone until you are properly equipped with understanding the basics! KJV Psalms 146:1-4 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Samuel's thoughts perished the very day he died! You'll remember the serpent/devil telling Eve she would not surely die? He's working through the fallen angels to perpetuate that lie. That's the reason God gave a penalty of death to anyone who consulted mediums and anyone with a familiar spirit. Also this would contradict your earlier assertion that the spirit goes to God yet Samuel comes from the earth. KJV 1 Samuel 28:13 13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. Those who set themselves against the government of God have entered into an alliance with the archapostate, and he will exercise his power and cunning to captivate the senses and mislead the understanding. He will cause everything to appear in a false light. {PP 635}

@@stonemuk Thanks for the reply and the time it must have taken to type all of that.👍 There is a common theme that I am seeing with the verses you posted; they all seem to be taking about what happens to the body when you die. I agree that the body returns to the earth, returns to dust and as such all thoughts cease. "Jesus himself said that the hour is coming when they that are in the graves would hear his voice and come to life" - I have no issue with that, everyone will be resurrected, speaking of their bodies. "...meaning that they cannot be alive in any shape or form" - Mark 12:26-27 - "And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the LIVING: ye therefore do greatly err." - Jesus says that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, even though at the time of Moses, all three, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had been long buried. Jesus seems to be suggesting that they are alive in some way. Also, you gave no explanation to any of the verses I quoted. The only one you mentioned was about Samuel, suggesting that this was not Samuel, even though the Bible clearly records that this was in fact Samuel that Saul was speaking to, im just reading what it says, and it says that both Saul and Samuel spoke to each other. The text does not say that this wasn't Samuel, it says that it is Samuel speaking. Even the medium that Saul went to see seemed surprised. "Samuel's thoughts perished the very day he died! " - Yes, in terms of his body. Still I feel you have to explain Samuel speaking with Saul, and without any snarky comments such as "you do not seriously think that was the real Samuel 😳". Can you also explain 2 Corinthians 12:2-4 - " I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter." Paul appears to be suggesting that there is some part that can be out of the body and go somewhere else. How can you be out of the body and be somewhere else if the body is all there is? As for the devil telling Eve she would not surely die; That was indeed a lie, there was a two fold death, one, physical death as in the body, and two a spiritual death, as in being seperated from God because of sin. "Those who set themselves against the government of God have entered into an alliance with the archapostate, and he will exercise his power and cunning to captivate the senses and mislead the understanding. He will cause everything to appear in a false light. {PP 635}" - What is that? PP 635? Are you relying on some authority other than the Bible?

@@gr3ywolf144 Do you believe that the Bible does not contradict itself?

Really?

That’s the mystery 😂in Christianity

In your heart? Cite scripture saying, "in your heart," please.

@@jbfiveash636ephesians 3:17.

Yeah Got Questions has some decent resources and answers, but when they start pulling different “versions” of the Bible to interpret a verse or view it’s forcing you’re own preset conclusion. I don’t believe that Christ was in hell for punishment myself, I believe when he said “it is finished.” He meant just that but hades held paradise and hell at this time, he went there for multiple reasons. I do not completely understand what all he did there but I know this answer is gibberish. A point made from God’s word shouldn’t need two, three, or even more versions of the Bible pulled to have an answer. Everything we need should be able to come from one version of the Bible. God hasn’t left us in darkness since Christ’s ascension, he didn’t leave us several volumes for 2,000 years to sift between to get answers.

@@backyardboosters9128 I totally hold the same view as well. Luke 16 from vs 19 Jesus teaches that Hades contained paradise and hell separated by a gulf. In John 5:28 Jesus said He was going to proclaim a message to those held there.

Finally...a biblical answer

good point there.... A LOT of misunderstanding is our human scale understand is used to explain things. "today you will be with me in heaven" is an immediate human time scale. BUT God is not constrainted by time and location. God is OUTSIDE of time.

The point is where was He in the three days. Yes, His body was in the grave, but where was His spirit??

He's talking about his glorified body, Resurrected, not his spirit.

Throught his spirit he go to near father ,in cross Jesus said father I submit my spirit into your hand ..but now this situation is about spiritual glorious body

Revelation 20:14: And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Hades/Hell is a holding place of torment under our feet (same with paradise unlike what this video says). The lake of fire is a completely different place and is where all evil doers will be cast on Judgement day. Satan, his angels, Death itself, and Hell (along with its inhabitants) will be cast there. And yes, the fallen angels are in Tartarus which is separate from hell.

@@bcamplite621 That's only your beliefs. That's all

@@breadandcircus1 all bible interpretation is 'only your beliefs' and is by definition subjective. What's your point?

God says when we die we either go to Heaven where all the Righteous go and those that weren't saved go to hell.after 1000 years all will stand for God for all the sins in their lives then will be thrown into fire and brimstone. Call upon him while you can .

Jesus was dead for three days he went no where!! death is the absence of life not a different form of life , the dead are unconscious, not aware, not alive, this is the trick Satan has fooled generations with thinking they believe in the death burial and resurrection all the time having a skewed twisted idea on what death is , and thus not believing , Jesus was dead! the father had his spirit and resurrected him from death not paradise,

Amen! Yes, mchapman132, we chant from Pascha to Pentecost "Christ has risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life." All of you who comment here, find the icon of Christ's victory over Death and study it. One arm is raising Adam and the other is raising Eve representing the salvation of mankind. His feet are trampling down the broken gates of Hades. There are broken chains and keys scattered all about the black void of hades, indicating the salvation of those in the tombs and cells of Hades being freed. In some of the icons there is an old man bound in chains representing Death being conquered, trampled and taken captive. This is what the Lover of mankind did for our souls. This is what the Godman did for our salvation. This is what the Son of God did for all of creation - freed it from Death's grip. Now, go and live your life in the freedom He has wrought for you.

You are correct, sister...Peter's sermon, acts 2:29-31..KJ version verse 31 says..." his soul was not left in hell"....

@Mark Warner When ppl die their soul goes to Heaven to be with God. When Jesus comes back there will be some believers still alive (they'll be caught up) but those who've died & are in Christ will recieve glorified bodies & unit with their souls. It kind of gives you the idea that their dead bodies will be raised, glorified & reunite with their souls.

@Mark Warner Remember the thief on the cross whom Jesus told that he will be with Him in paradise that day? (Luke 23) In Luke 16 Jesus uses the parable of the rich man & Lazarus to hint at what happens after death. One person is in torment & the other in paradise. When you cherrypick verses without context, it seems like the Bible contradicts, brother. Remember that Jesus's spirit derived from Heaven. He claimed He would descend into the belly of the earth when He died (Mathew 12)

That's exactly what i believe. Good to know im not alone.

You don't know, it's only in your imagination

Prior to the resurrection saints that died went to paradise, a section of hades Jesus spoke of regarding the rich man and Lazarus. After the resurrection saints that die go to heaven and those that were in paradise were taken to heaven at His resurrection.

Things were finally put into order the way God intended and wanted it to be through Jesus’s blood

@@badzs. Thanks for the reply brother, God bless you.

@@badzs. which things are refered as things in heaven

Us

And a stupid story because those who were resurrected would still be walking around if you want further proof go look for all those Earthquake split tombs they would be a shrine necropolis outside Jerusalem, they don't exist either.

Paying for someones punishment in three days is not the price of eternity in hell.

@@antichrist_revealed Yip, I often think people try to make up all sorts of theories just to confuse people. Revelations warns, don't be deceived.

Grammar, Mr. Messiah.

Yes! The dead cease to exist as God decreed (Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 9:10). If Lazarus had any experience after dying he would have mentioned it. (Psalm 146:3, 4) Do not put your trust in princes Nor in a son of man, who cannot bring salvation. 4 His spirit goes out, he returns to the ground; On that very day his thoughts perish. The spirit going out is similar to saying that the fire went out. No trip taking. Just a ceasing to exist.

Mmm Did George Washington actually command our American Revolutionary Army. Did Abe Lincoln really exist and get assassinated? I wonder.🤔

No it did not happen, accompanied by zero evidence. And to think someone who healed many and fed multitudes and walked on water and nobody wrote a eyewitness account. Jesus was made up by Paul 40AD.