Posted by Kell
on 3/18/2009, 11:03 am
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I have been wondering for several years now about this topic as it relates to the Body of Christ as revealed in the Prison Epistles.
As an Acts 28 Dispensationalist (for lack of better terms), I think we have not rightly divided this subject.
There is no discussion of this in Paul's Prison Epistles. I find it curious as this subject of Hades is mentioned from Genesis to Revelation. But seems to be missing in the Prison Epistles.
I'm not going to go into a long dissertation at this point. I'll respond from Scripture as/if there is any interest in this thought.
What do you think?
1. Hades is invariably connected with death ; but never with life: always with dead people; but never
with the living. All in Hades will "NOT LIVE AGAIN," until they are raised from the dead (Rev. 20:5).
If they do not "live again" until after they are raised, it is perfectly clear that they cannot be alive now, at
any rate in the same sense: and that is all we contend for. Otherwise we do away with the doctrine of
resurrection altogether.
2. That the English word "hell" by no means represents the Greek, Hades ; as we have seen that it does
not give a correct idea of its Hebrew equivalent, Sheol.
3. That Hades can mean only and exactly what Sheol means viz., the place where "corruption " is seen
(Acts2:31- Compare 13:34-37) ; and from which, resurrection is the only exit.
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