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We recently were asked a great question concerning the death of Jesus and what happened to him after

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his death.

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Did he go to hell for three days?

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Where was Jesus?

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I think the quick answer for that is: no.

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Jesus did not go hell.

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When Jesus was hanging on the cross, in John 19:30 , he said, “It is finished.” That statement literally means, “paid in

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full.” Jesus is referring to the payment he made for our sin.

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Which would say to us that no further payment is needed, Jesus did not need to go to hell to pay for our sin.

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When you read in Luke 16, you see a story of Lazarus and the rich man.

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It gives us a story about Sheol, which is the Old Testament word for Hades, which means a place for the dead.

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In Abraham’s bosom, there is described two places.

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The rich man is on one side, Lazarus is on the other.

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Lazarus is on the side of Abraham’s bosom for those who’d put their faith in the future Messiah.

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The rich man was on the side of outer darkness.

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The Bible does tell us in Ephesians 4 and 1 Peter 3, that Jesus, after his crucifixion, went

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down into the place of the dead and let captives free and proclaimed to the spirits.

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I think Jesus’ proclamation was one of his victory over sin, Satan and death.

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He is declaring he is Lord of lords having overcome all of those things and made the payment for sin.

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The Bible calls Jesus the first fruits, meaning, Jesus was the first to be resurrected and he let the captives free into

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eternity in his presence and to experience him forever more.

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The misconception of hell, I think, derives from Psalm 16:10-11 .

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The King James translates the word for Sheol as hell in that passage.

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I don’t think that’s a good translation.

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I think it’s the place for the dead, which it is referring to in Psalm 16.

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Jesus, when he is crucified, it’s a prophetic statement, that he would not see decay of his body, nor be left in the place of the dead.

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It’s giving a prophetic statement of what would happen to Christ.

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I think hell comes in Revelation 20:11-15 , it’s the lake of fire, the place of outer darkness, the

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place into which Jesus will ultimately judge and and cast people.

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Sometimes that definition of hell causes that sort of confusion, but I don’t believe Christ went to hell.

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I think Jesus went and set the captives free and pronounced his declaration in Abraham’s bosom of him triumphing over sin, Satan

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and death.