PREACHED TO THE SPIRITS / 1 PETER 3:19-20

(KJV) 1 Peter 3:19-20

¹⁹ By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; ²⁰ Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

1 Peter 3:18-20 have long been among the most difficult Bible passages to interpret.

1. One view is that Christ, sometime between His death and resurrection (1 Peter 3:18) or possibly after His ascension from earth, went to imprisoned angels who had defied God in Noah’s time (1 Peter 3:19-20; 2 Peter 2:4-5) and announced His victory over sin and Satan at the cross and HIs victory over death through His resurrection. Another interpretation is that Christ, by the Holy Spirit, proclaimed through the mouth of Noah (2 Peter 2:5) a message of warning to the ungodly generation that was eventually destroyed in the great flood and who are now in Hades (Luke 16:19-31; Revelation 20:12) awaiting final judgment. This latter interpretation fits best with the context, which speaks of the disobedient and unsaved people of Noah’s day. It would also seem to fit with Peter’ s statement that the Spirit of Christ spoke in times past through the prophets (2 Peter 1:20-21).
2. Neither this passage nor 1 Peter 4:6 teaches that those who did not follow God or accept Christ by faith during their earthly lifetime will have a second chance to accept forgiveness and spiritual salvation after death. By that time, one’s own choices have determined his or her eternal destiny, and all that remains in final judgement (Hebrews 9:27; Luke 16:26).

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1. BAPTISM THAT NOW SAVES YOU ALSO / 1 PETER 3:20-22
2. PREACHED TO THE SPIRITS / 1 PETER 3:19-20
3. CHRIST DIED … ONCE FOR ALL / 1 PETER 3:18
4. IN YOUR HEARTS SET APART CHRIST AS LORD – ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO GIVE AN ANSWER / 1 PETER 3:15
5. LOVE LIFE AND SEE GOOD DAYS / 1 PETER 3:10
6. HUSBANDS – SO THAT NOTHING WILL HINDER YOUR PRAYERS / 1 PETER 3:7
7. BEAUTY … OF YOUR INNER SELF / 1 PETER 3:3-4
8. HUSBANDS … MAYBE WON OVER / 1 PETER 3:1
9. BORE OUR SINS / 1 PETER 2:24
10. CHRIST SUFFERED … FOLLOW IN HIS STEPS / 1 PETER 2:21
11. LIVE SUCH GOOD LIVES AMONG THE PAGANS / 1 PETER 2:12
12. ALIENS AND STRANGERS / 1 PETER 2:11
13. A HOLY NATION / 1 PETER 2:9
14. A ROCK THAT MAKES THEM FALL / 1 PETER 2:8
15. A HOLY PRIESTHOOD / 1 PETER 2:5
16. THE LIVING STONE – REJECTED BY MEN / 1 PETER 2:4
17. CRAVE PURE SPIRITUAL MILK / 1 PETER 2:2
18. THE WORD OF THE LORD STANDS FOREVER / 1 PETER 1:24-25
19. CHOSEN BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD / 1 PETER 1:20
20. THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST / 1 PETER 1:19
21. REDEEMED / 1 PETER 1:18
22. BE HOLY / 1 PETER 1:16
23. PREPARE YOUR MINDS FOR ACTION / 1 PETER 1:13
24. PREACHED … BY THE HOLY SPIRIT – EVEN ANGELS LONG TO LOOK / 1 PETER 1:12
25. SPIRIT OF CHRIST IN THEM / 1 PETER 1:11
26. HAVE NOT SEEN HIM YOU LOVE / 1 PETER 1:8
27. YOUR FAITH … PROVED GENUINE / 1 PETER 1:7
28. THROUGH FAITH ARE SHIELDED BY GOD’S POWER / 1 PETER 1:5
29. THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD – GOD THE FATHER … THE SPIRIT … JESUS CHRIIST / 1 PETER 1:2
30. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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