A question for Jehovahs wittnesses?

Question

Ok i had a question... iam not sure were it says but i read that when jesus was dead during the 3 days before his ressurection he went to the world of the dead to preach to all the souls of the people who died in the flood during noahs time.. then he took them to heaven with him..

my questions are ,is there is to world of the dead witch is hell..because i know jws dont belive in hell and 2 .. if jesus didnt exsist until the 3 rd day when jehovah ressurected him as a spirit then how did he preach to all the lost souls in the world of the dead??? some input would help thank you..

Answer 1

The biblical "hell" simply refers to the condition of being dead; Jesus was dead for three days so the bible says that he was in "the grave" or "hell" according to some English translations.

The Scriptures do not say WHEN Jesus "preached" or "heralded" to the "spirits in prison", or even that Jesus was himself *IN* that prison with the demons. In fact, Peter himself shows that the demons's "prison" is their hopeless state of "dense [spiritual] darkness" and that most certainly is *NOT* the yet-future judgment that the demons must suffer:

(2 Peter 2:4) Certainly if God did not hold back from punishing the angels that sinned, but, by throwing them into Tartarus, delivered them to pits of dense darkness TO BE RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT [caps added]

The 'preaching' there was Jesus proudly heralding Jehovah's victory over Satan (in that Jesus had been faithful to death and successfully provided a ransom).

(1 Peter 3:18-20) Christ died once for all time concerning sins, a righteous person for unrighteous ones, that he might lead YOU to God, he being put to death in the flesh, but being made alive in the spirit. 19 In this state also he went his way and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who had once been disobedient when the patience of God was waiting in Noah’s days

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2002/7/15/article_01.htm

Answer 2

You have just got on Yahoo, Q&A's, almost every ??? you have asked is about Jehovah's Witnesses, does your brain only register one subject?

Here is something for you:

The only reason for your ???, is to receive negative answers, so let's take a survey since you like to ask & receive.

Let's take a "survey" and get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions.

1. Were any of you ever a Jehovah's Witness?

2. Did you just decide to leave without a reason?

3. Was there a reason?

4. Were you disfellowshipped?

5. If you were disfellowshipped, for what reason?
Here are some reasons one can be removed from
the Congregation, please choose one or more.

Some of the offenses that could merit disfellowshipping from the Christian congregation are fornication, adultery, homosexuality, greed, extortion, thievery, lying, drunkenness, reviling, spiritism, murder, idolatry, apostasy, and the causing of divisions in the congregation.

6. Or is it just because you hate what we believe?

7. JW's are in 235 lands & islands, we respect the flag of each country unlike most christian religions, Why do you think, the prisons are full of so-called Christians, why is it that so-called Christians are the ones that "burn, spit, step on the "flag" and show disrespect not only to the flag but to the country they live in?
I can think of a President of the U.S.A. that saluted or said the pledge of allegiance every day, yet He had to leave office because of wrong doing, and the deliberate act of deviating from the truth. So the saluting and pledge is not what makes you a good person, it's obeying God's Word, that does.

8. Is it because of people that could care less about
God's rules that are layed out in the Bible, you
people have 3 things on your brain, Catholics,
Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses.

9. Why don't you people wise up and start acting like a
Christian, isn't that what most of you claim to be?

Answer 3

The teaching that Jesus was preaching to the dead is not a Bible teaching. When Jesus was dead for those parts of 3 days, he was simply dead.

When a person dies, he ceases to exist. Death is the opposite of life. The dead do not see or hear or think. Not even one part of us survives the death of the body. We do not possess an immortal soul or spirit.

After Solomon observed that the living know that they will die, he wrote: “As for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.” He then enlarged on that basic truth by saying that the dead can neither love nor hate and that “there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in [the grave].” (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6, 10) Similarly, Psalm 146:4 says that when a man dies, “his thoughts do perish.” We are mortal and do not survive the death of our body. The life we enjoy is like the flame of a candle. When the flame is put out, it does not go anywhere. It is simply gone.

Jesus Christ spoke about the condition of the dead. He did so with regard to Lazarus, a man whom he knew well and who had died. Jesus told his disciples: “Lazarus our friend has gone to rest.” The disciples thought that Jesus meant that Lazarus was resting in sleep, recovering from an illness. They were wrong. Jesus explained: “Lazarus has died.” (John 11:11-14) Notice that Jesus compared death to rest and sleep. Lazarus was neither in heaven nor in a burning hell. He was not meeting angels or ancestors. Lazarus was not being reborn as another human. He was at rest in death, as though in a deep sleep without dreams. Other scriptures also compare death to sleep. For example, when the disciple Stephen was stoned to death, the Bible says that he “fell asleep.” (Acts 7:60) Similarly, the apostle Paul wrote about some in his day who had “fallen asleep” in death.—1 Corinthians 15:6.

Jesus was in the same condition at his death. He was simply sleeping, waiting to be resurrected. All of those that are dead, are now awaiting resurrection as well. Who will be resurrected? Jesus said that “all those in the memorial tombs will hear his [Jesus’] voice and come out.” (John 5:28, 29) Similarly, Revelation 20:13 says: “The sea gave up those dead in it, and death and Hades gave up those dead in them.” “Hades” refers to the common grave of mankind.

I hope this helps.

Answer 4

While in the tomb, Jesus conquered death by preaching to those in Hades. Those who believed in Jesus's message were resurrected as flesh (of course, they eventually died a second death - but they believed in Jesus as the Messiah). Those who didn't believe in Jesus, remained in Hades. The Eastern Orthodox commerorate the resurrection of those in Hades on Holy Saturday.

The resurrected Jesus was both flesh and spirit. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the father.

Hope this helps.

-Ted

Answer 5

Your question is excellent and I would really appreciate the opportunity to answer it. However, in order to answer that question it will take me a few moments to type all that. Unfortunately I'm leaving right now, but I ask that you please leave this question unresolved so I can answer it for you later. I would like to give you the scriptures that will answer your
question. To be continued...