why did jesus have to go to hell? before he went to heaven?

Question

I was having a discussion on the weekend on why jesus had to go to hell, i'd like to here other people's answers out of interest please.

Answer 1

Here is the official teaching of the Catholic Church on your question.

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The frequent New Testament affirmations that Jesus was "raised from the dead" presuppose that the crucified one sojourned in the realm of the dead prior to his resurrection.478 This was the first meaning given in the apostolic preaching to Christ's descent into hell: that Jesus, like all men, experienced death and in his soul joined the others in the realm of the dead. But he descended there as Savior, proclaiming the Good News to the spirits imprisoned there.479

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Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, "hell"—Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek—because those who are there are deprived of the vision of God.480 Such is the case for all the dead, whether evil or righteous, while they await the redeemer: which does not mean that their lot is identical, as Jesus shows through the parable of the poor man Lazarus who was received into "Abraham's bosom":481 "It is precisely these holy souls, who awaited their Savior in Abraham's bosom, whom Christ the Lord delivered when he descended into hell."482 Jesus did not descend into hell to deliver the damned, nor to destroy the hell of damnation, but to free the just who had gone before him.483

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"The gospel was preached even to the dead."484 The descent into hell brings the Gospel message of salvation to complete fulfillment. This is the last phase of Jesus' messianic mission, a phase which is condensed in time but vast in its real significance: the spread of Christ's redemptive work to all men of all times and all places, for all who are saved have been made sharers in the redemption.

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Christ went down into the depths of death so that "the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live."485 Jesus, "the Author of life," by dying destroyed "him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and [delivered] all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage."486 Henceforth the risen Christ holds "the keys of Death and Hades," so that "at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth."487

I hope the above helped clarify things for you.

Grace and peace to you

Answer 2

I absolutely ought to imagine that you're Christian. in accordance to Christian faith anybody that could no longer baptized in Jesus' call is going to hell in any way. which means those those who died earlier Jesus Christ in simple terms went to hell. to soften this remark the Christian faith at the starting up placed Christianity as a chain of Judaism, so the Jews that were righteous earlier Jesus were also in heaven. Then, because the religion all started spreading to different countries, the Catholic church improvised the Purgatory an in between area from Heaven and Hell, the position (in accordance to Catholic church) the souls of those who died earlier Jesus were resting until eventually he descended and gave them the probability to enter heaven. for sure after Jesus issues are sparkling, nevertheless a question remains unanswered: because human beings pass to Heaven or Hell on their death, this means the judgment on them has been made, which useless actually everyone looks going to awaken and be judged interior the second one Coming of Jesus?

Answer 3

Jesus did not go to hell. Nowhere in scripture does it say so. It says Jesus went and "preached to the spirits in prison" - 1 Peter 3:19. Interpretations vary on who is referred to in this passage, but it has to do with those who were disobedient in the days of Noah. It all comes down to whether or not this "prison" refers to "sheol" (the abode of the dead) or the place of torment Jesus referred to in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (they may be one in the same). Also, notice Peter said Jesus "preached" to the spirits. What should we make of this? But Jesus did not go to hell the way we think of people going to hell and suffering. After the resurrection, wherever Jesus went, He was in charge! He went there to fulfill His porpose.

Answer 4

some very old and banned religious text say that after jesus acended to heaven he went to the pits of hell and rescued a few people, I forget who exaly he saved from the abode of the damned but the text can be found in gnostic writtings.

Answer 5

SEPULCHRE TOMB OR CAVE HELL OR GRAVE AND BURIAL PLACE IS ALL THE SAME THING

John 19:38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but
secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of
Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and
brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 40 Then took
they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner
of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden;
and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. 42 There laid they
Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at
hand.
Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine
Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt
make me full of joy with thy countenance. 29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak
unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre
is with us unto this day.30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would
raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31 He seeing this before spake of the
resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did
see corruption.

Answer 6

I pupil in my class said in relation to a simillar discussion,

'Jesus went into Hell to visit his friend Judas'

I thought that was rather nice!

Answer 7

If you take a look at Joseph Campbell's work on the mythical hero, you will probably see that it is part of the "hero" pattern to visit the underworld or the land of the dead.

Answer 8

He was hanged on tghe cross of calvary to as a condemned sinner and to complete his atonement for our sins he tasted hell ,which is supposed to be the final place of a sinner. this has made him suffer the total punishment of a sinner and this he made as a sacrifice to redeem the beleivers from satanic claims.

Answer 9

I'm not sure Jesus went to hell. The Bible is not clear about it. However,, if he did, I would think it was to overcome death and hell

Shalom.

Answer 10

because he died a sinner. With the sins of the world on his shoulders.Then he rose pure and sinless and went to heaven xx