WHAT HAPPENED AFTER JESUS DIED?

It is hard for me to understand why many focus only on the flesh or the physical death of Jesus. Perhaps the reason is they do not know better.

There are other parts of man; the spirit and the soul. They are the invisible parts of a person. Jesus was the same as other man except sin. Jesus died and was separated from His body.

Jesus was three days in the grave physically. Where His spirit and soul were for three days? Why three days? Where did He go? Could He have died and been resurrected in three hours? No matter what, still we need faith to believe.

We understand when man dies he goes to one place or another (either to heaven or to hell). Born of God people go to heaven and sinners will go to hell.

Did we read that Jesus never sinned but became sin for us? He took, absorbed on Himself our sin. God the Father turned away His face on the cross and Jesus did not call Him “Father” any more but instead said “God, God, why did you forsake me?”

It is necessary to mention the Lord’s teaching about Lazarus and the rich man. The Bible said that a certain man… The certain man is not only a parable, but also a real man, who actually existed. The Lord, however, never made up any parable without substance. The parable serves the purpose of explaining the invisible or spiritual world with visible existing things so it is understandable.

Remember the parable of the sower. The Lord took what everyone could see in this life with their physical eyes. He called the Word of God the bread or water, something that we use every day. Jesus was not bread consistent of flour, water and salt. He compared spiritual parts with physical means. But carnal people insist on natural matters rather than spiritual. Talking about Lazarus, in our case was presented as certain man Jesus had seen what other could not see, since they did not go and experience after Lazarus’s condition (of being dead). Jesus was seen those things by prophetic utterance, under operation of the Abrahamic Covenant.

There was certain man whose name was Lazarus. And there was rich man without the name. Both died. Lazarus went to place where Abraham was. It was the paradise. Lord called it Abraham’s bosom.

Old Testament saints did not go to heaven yet, since they were not born again. The new birth was not available yet, since it was conditional upon the resurrection of Jesus.

I see three biblical paradises: 1. Garden of Eden. 2. Under ground temporary holding place of Old Testament saints. 3. Paradise in the third heaven.

No one without exception went to a heavenly Paradise, only after people who died after the new birth was available after the Lord’s resurrection.

The Lord Jesus could say the Lazarus died and went to heaven if that applies.

Paul informed us that Jesus, before He ascended; He first descended and led the captivity captive. The words “captivity captive,” had not yet freed people eligible to go to a heavenly paradise. The paradise in third heaven is heaven itself.

Without any exception all must be born again, born of the spirit through the Word and faith. Those spirits not born again, never can enter into any of God’s kingdom. They cannot even see it according to Jesus (John 3).

The rich man tormented saw Lazarus and spoke to him. Please read teaching from the scripture: Luke 16:19-31. We believe that for a rich man and Lazarus in the bosom of Abraham was visible to them. We do not have biblical evidence I am aware of that people in hell cannot see heaven for one purpose or another.

I wonder. The reason is I know an apostolic creed, which apostles put together which was normal practice in their time; even it was not included to the scripture. But it is summary of New Covenant.

We know that Jesus did not go to heaven yet. He went there after resurrection. First He went to hell.

Why? We must die physically and we did die spiritually. Both have to be covered by the power of the redemption. He had to justify all three area of our being.

Jesus had to pay physically, in the soul realm, and spiritually, to satisfy universal justice.

I have seen both graves claiming to be the tombs where Jesus was placed. Both are on the surface level of the earth. One in the Garden tomb is even higher, 3-4 feet above the earth.

Many are looking to the burial traditions of Europeans or Americans. Jesus was not buried 6 feet under.

When is says the lowest part of the earth this means the lower part of the earth and nothing else. It is the absolute lowest place as it could be. However Jesus’s body was buried above the earth.

Everybody now, who dies, goes either to heaven or hell.

The Bible says that Jesus went to lower part of earth. Jonah was also down in the belly of monster below the sea surface. People make dissertation papers about this matter. But it is not difficult to understand and they are focusing on letters, which can kill.

We often used to believe all kind of doctrines and doubting even the apostolic Creed. I think apostles knew more about Jesus being with Him than we do.

I have discussed this matter with friends and pastors. They know it and still don’t believe it.

An apostolic Creed said clearly that Jesus went to hell. Apostle Paul said so too in

Ephesians 4:8-9: “Wherefore He said, when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” Now that He ascended, was it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

I would like to know which of today’s theologians reversed it.

After Jesus led captivity captives He gave to men the gifts. It appeared to me that they received the same gifts of the Spirit of which we are in need. Besides they received also a reward.

The gifts of the Spirit are wisdom, the word of knowledge and more. There is a total of nine, where they needed them or not as we needing them for victory today. It is joy to have them. Lord is not partial and not respecter of persons.

It is not the Old Covenant saints’ fault they were born before Jesus’ resurrection.

Man who was crucified with Jesus was justified. Jesus did not say you would be with me in heaven, but in paradise. He was also with one Old Testament fresh believer, who could not go to heaven yet. He went to an underground paradise, still captive waiting for the resurrection and the message. Jesus went after resurrection there and presented Himself as a Lord and Savior, the Messiah.

No. 3410

© 210 Vladimir Uhri