Silence. We have little clue as to what happened during the day between Jesus' death and resurrection. We are only told one thing. He wasn't inactive.
1 Peter 3:18-20 Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but He died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but He was raised to life in the Spirit. So He went and preached to the spirits in prison--those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.
I don't know about anyone else, but that leaves me with some questions. Were these all the people that died before the flood, or just those who died in the flood? Were they given a chance to repent? Did they? Were any of the people after the flood included in this group? Guess we will have to wait til heaven to find out.
Last night at our Good Friday service we were challenged by our Pastor to meditate on what the disciples were thinking and feeling today. Confusion. Fear. Deep sorrow. What happened to the planned kingdom Jesus spoke of? He told them so many things. Perhaps a few of them might have had an inkling of what was truly going on....but they just didn't put the pieces together. Would the authorities come for them next? Were they destined for the same fate as Jesus? What were they to do now? Their lives seemed so planned and solid when Jesus was here...purposeful. What now?
Some thoughts to occupy your mind for the day!
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