The name of Enoch does not appear in any Greek manuscript. The obvious sense is, that Peter supposed there were spirits in prison at the time when he wrote, and that to those same spirits the Son of God had at some time preached, or had made some proclamation respecting the will of God. Simply to believe in Christ may make a man quite happy, but it never of itself gives solid unbreakable peace. As time went on, there emerged the idea of stages and divisions in this shadowland. But at all cost God's will must be done; "by the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." "If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth." First Peter 3:18-20 says, "For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark . He was a soft touch. But against this view there are plain objections drawn from the language of Peter himself: (1) As we have seen, the fair interpretation of the passage quickened by the Spirit, is not that he was kept alive as to his human soul, but that he, after being dead, was made alive by his own divine energy. The effect of sin is always alienation from God. For Christ communicated a new nature which loves to obey God's will, which accordingly is given us from conversion, before (and it may be long before) a person enjoys peace. 18 for christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might spirits out of prison, only of Christ's preaching to them: add to apostles, to the Gentiles, as in ( Ephesians They would rather have placed the sprinkling of the blood first, and obedience next. That very system of reason that makes so much of the will of man, and is not a little proud of it, would deprive God Himself of a will, and under penalty of man's accusation of injustice forbids its exercise according to His own pleasure. Therefore there could be no comparison on that score, not even for a Jew. They see Him doing so through Noah. Now, I need not tell you, things are in a certain measure of confusion. Although this passage is one of the most difficult in the New Testament, it begins with something which anyone can understand. incarnate, he was before Abraham, he was in the days of Noah; and Hence there is no reason to fear that it will not flow to us. We know that in human relations it is not so. All through the New Testament rings this plea for Christian unity. The true beauty isn't that which you put on outwardly but the true beauty is that which is inward, which shines out.I do not believe that Peter is intending here to issue a prohibition against the ladies looking nice. He's giving you just one so you can't forget. He is now fulfilling the Levitical types in the holiest of all. Luke's gospel, the sixteenth chapter, Jesus describes what hell was like prior to His death: Two compartments, no capacity of crossing from one to the other. "Laying aside," he says, "all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby to salvation." The sufferings of Christ were a true and proper punishment; this punishment was suffered to expiate and to make an atonement for sin; and it extends to all sin. The basis of the whole matter is in the words of Jesus who prayed for his people that they might all be one, as he and his Father were one ( John 17:21-23). The Christian is humble because he is constantly aware of his utter dependence on God and that of himself he can do nothing. Calvin, For the context also leads to this conclusion, that the faithful, who had died before that time, were sharers of the same grace with us: because it enhances the power of His death from this circumstance, that it penetrated even to the dead; while the souls of the righteous obtained an, which they had anxiously expected, on the contrary, it was more plainly revealed, that they are altogether excluded from salvation. in their bodies, in the general deluge, yet their souls were This gives room for all the practical working of Christianity. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord ( 1 Peter 3:5-6 ): Now I don't expect that you women are going to go this far as to call your husbands "lord", unless it's tongue-in-cheek. The common printed Vulgate is different from all these, and from all the MSS. Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition Update. "The opinion which states that Jesus Christ descended into hell, to announce his coming to the ancient patriarchs, and to deliver them from that species of prison, where they had so long waited for him, is incontrovertible; and we (the Catholics) consider it as an article of our faith: but we may doubt whether this be the meaning of St. Peter in this place.". 19 After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. (b) If we look at Moffatt's translation, we find something quite different. There is, however, no specification of the place where this is; no intimation that it is purgatory - a place where the departed are supposed to undergo purification; no intimation that their condition can be affected by anything that we can do; no intimation that those particularly referred to differ in any sense from the others who are confined in that world; no hint that they can be released by any prayers or sacrifices of ours. It is by the silent preaching of the loveliness of her life that she must break down the barriers of prejudice and hostility, and win her husband for her new Master. (iii) He lays it down that that sacrifice was vicarious. It was not necessary to speak of them precisely as they were at the time when it was delivered, but only in such a way as to identify them. For less than $5/mo. Nevertheless these "spirits" could still be angels. Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6. . They were tempted by the beauty of mortal women; they came to earth, seduced them and begat children; and because of their action, it is inferred, the wickedness of man was great and his thoughts were always evil. That the Spirit of God did strive with, convict, and reprove the antediluvians, is evident from Genesis 6:3: My Spirit shall not always strive with man, forasmuch as he is flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years. This it is that baptism sets forth; and what of course as a sign it brings one into. Again in the 14th verse: "As children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: but as he which hath called you is holy, be ye also holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." Such was Hades, into which the spirits of all men went after death. "Such expressions (he went) are often redundant in Greek. "For he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin." It is more than a plea; it is an announcement that no man can live the Christian life unless in his personal relationships he is at unity with his fellow-men; and that the Church cannot be truly Christian if there are divisions within it. There is a sense in which pity is in danger of becoming a lost virtue. Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. Peter offers hope to persecuted Christians and guides. The question is not how far it is made good in the heart of the believer; for it really and equally embraces all believers. In this chapter (1 Peter 4:1-19) we come to the divine government in dealing with nature opposing itself to the will of God. But should I never get around to being baptized by some unfortunate accident or circumstances of some kind, I will still be saved. As Bigg puts it, he was expected "intelligently and temperately to discuss matters of conduct." He sacrificed himself to restore our lost relationship with God. Immediately the idea of being brought to safety through the water turns Peter's thoughts to Christian baptism, which is also a bringing to safety through the water. But this is not all; we need Christ interceding for us, as well as the privilege of being in Christ; we need to have Him active in His love before our God, and not merely a condition in which we stand. . NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. (iv) He lays it down that the work of Christ was to bring us to God. But this poor young kid didn't know what happened, you know. She that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and Marcus my son. It is not here blessing them in heavenly places in Christ. 3:17-22;4:1-6 For it is better to suffer for doing right, if that should be the will of God, than to suffer for doing wrong. But the conjecture fails to do this. And may God help us to be tenderhearted, not to become callused or indifferent to the needs of people around us but that we might have tender hearts, full of pity. So, then, it must first of all be remembered that this whole matter is to be thought of, not in terms of hell, as we understand the word, but in terms of Christ's going to the dead in their shadowy world. That which God values, the meek, the quiet spirit which in the sight of God is very valuable. I haven't found any biblical evidence for that conclusion. No doubt if a person were at once to be brought into the comfort of full peace with God through the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus, this would suit the heart's sense of its own need. former is impracticable and impossible; for after death follows But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye:] and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. Here is a tremendous thought. To bring us to God. Tools 1Pe 3:21 They were ever a rebellious people, as we know; and the Christian Jews were in danger of using their Christianity in order to justify insubjection. (c) It is argued that Christ preached only to those who had been righteous and that he led them out of Hades into the paradise of God. His coming ( ) is that which effects the rapture and reception of the saints to Himself; and His appearing is that which subsequently displays them with Himself before the world, and therefore expresses but a part of His presence, being the special (not the generic) term. And He preached to those souls that were in prison. The New Testament is completely sure that on the Cross something happened which never needs to happen again and that in that happening sin is finally defeated. In 1Pe 1:3, Peter says, "we are born anew to a living hope thru the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 3:3-6 Let not your adornment be an outward thing of braided hair and ornaments of gold and wearing of robes, but let it be an adornment of the inward personality of the heart, wrought by the unfading loveliness of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. The modern parallel is entering upon full membership of the Church. Now Peter's telling us the very same thing. The enforcement of the conduct from Scripture,1 Peter 3:10-12 The science of finding types and antitypes in the Old and the New Testaments is very highly developed. There was a term of patience assigned: "Yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years." Gentiles, in the times of the apostles: add to which, that the 19 In which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison . Though the judicious Calmet holds with his Church this opinion, yet he cannot consider the text of St. Peter as a proof of it. Marriage is a give-and-take proposition and it is an understanding.Now of course with Peter, interestingly enough, has quite a bit to say to the wife. When he refers to Him as a "lamb without blemish and without spot," he evidently points to their types, yea, to Christ before the types, because we had that from the very beginning in the first recorded sacrifice, long before there was a Jew and still more before the law. It is as if God had purposely put verse 11 to negative the conclusions which men have drawn from a misunderstanding of verse 10. 3:15b-16 Always be prepared to make your defence to anyone who calls you to account concerning the hope that is in you; but do so with gentleness and reverence. The suffering Christian must always remember that he has a suffering Lord. The more he shows his love, the easier she finds it to submit to him.Now he may be stupid, he may lose everything, but he's here and he loves me and, you know we're together, we'll make it. This is the reason why the appearing of Jesus is brought in here. This ought to be the spring of all our confidence, even in God Himself, with His own power preserving us. The appearing of Jesus is exclusively when the Lord will make Himself visible, and be seen by every eye. But then, again, as long as Christ was here, it could not be exactly hope. Thus the Lord Jesus, being already come and about to come again, brings before us two of these stages, while the mission of the Holy Ghost for the gospel fills up the interval between them. (2) The Descent Into Hell ( 1 Peter 3:18 b-20;4:6 Continued). He was always moved by the needs of people. How little, it seems, the Old Testament prophets understood their own prophecies! This is the point that Justin Martyr fastened on long ago: "The Lord, the Holy God of Israel, remembered his dead, those sleeping in the earth, and came down to them to tell them the good news of salvation." And one of these old vans --and it died, just as he got in front of me. (3.) The creature is utterly ruined in every way, and with so much the speedier manifestation the more spiritual the trial. Beautiful Christian trait: courtesy. 1. This is not only one of the most difficult passages in Peter's letter, it is one of the most difficult in the whole New Testament; and it is also the basis of one of the most difficult articles in the creed, "He descended into Hell." They are the ones to which Jesus preached when He descended into hell. Noah was preaching a message that God had given him, and in this sense Jesus Christ spoke through him (cf. and sat in darkness, and the shadow of death, and, as it were, at It may be to him a burden or a bore or something which he vaguely desires but the price of which he is not willing to pay in terms of effort. He did so to strengthen their resolve to rededicate themselves to follow Gods will wholeheartedly and confidently. Then the flood came and took them all away; but their spirits are now kept in prison waiting for that judgment which has no end. The word for "to bring" is prosagein ( G4317) . This is what we've been called to do. This passage, therefore, cannot be adduced to support the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory, because: (1)The essential ideas which enter into the doctrine of purgatory are not to be found in the word used here; (2)There is no evidence in the fair interpretation of the passage that any message is borne to them while in prison; (3)There is not the slightest hint that they can be released by any prayers or offerings of those who dwell on the earth. There is another possibility, namely, that the whole antediluvian world to whom the preaching was directed were said by Peter in this passage to have been "in prison" at the time of the preaching of Noah. One of the legends was that Enoch, though a man, acted as "God's envoy" to the angels who sinned by coming to earth and lustfully seducing mortal women ( Genesis 6:2). One could say that Jesus proclaimed a message to Noahs unbelieving contemporaries in His spirit (i.e., His spiritual state of life before the Incarnation) through Noah. hope of salvation afterwards; and the latter is absurd, vain, and He feels exceedingly wounded because, as he will tell you very often, "Why, it is one of the best of my people. So that when they bite into the sandwich, they get the word and they pull it out of their mouth and they read, God loves you, you know. In 1 Peter 3:19 he says that Jesus preached to the spirits in prison; and in 1 Peter 4:6 he says that the gospel was preached to them that are dead. What is meant by prison here? And when he ascended, he led the captives from their captivity" ( Ephesians 4:8-9 ). One thing is clear, sympathy and selfishness cannot coexist. For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. As Edwin H. Robertson put it: "Only forgiveness without reason can match sin without excuse." There he says, "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme; or to governors, as to them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and praise to them that do well.". It is very evident when a man is justified, he is under the efficacy of the blood of Christ. Sanctification of the Spirit is altogether distinct from that gift. And John got hold of her and dragged her off as she was railing, going around the corner, you know. So Herodotus, to these things they spake, saying - for they said. As I go down in the water, it's being buried. Bengel speaks of "the labour bestowed on dress which consumes much time." Jesus preached to them through the apostles. We have got used to the idea of millions of people becoming refugees." Various are the senses given of this passage: some say, that It is not the universal inheritance of which the apostle Paul treats, so that clearly we have the distinction between his testimony and Paul's very definitely. But and if you suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled ( 1 Peter 3:13-14 ); He's moving into a new section in which he is going to be talking about suffering, and for the most part suffering wrongfully, suffering for righteousness' sake. But then they are "his congregation;" they think so, and the godly man really believes it. As Christians, we are under a far more searching principle, namely, the grace of God (Romans 6:1-23), which assuredly ought to produce far better and more fruitful results. "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. To proclaim, herald, preach. You want to have a good life, you want to see good days, these are --these are the rules: Just "keep your tongue, refrain it from evil, speaking evil, and your lips from speaking deceitfully. souls of Old Testament saints were, before the death of Christ; Jesus came to open the prison to those that are bound, or to open up Hades to those people who were bound there, who died before Jesus died for our sins. No man escapes suffering, but for the Christian suffering cannot touch the things which matter most of all. We have the value of Christ's blood already spoken of, but now it is added of God that He "raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory." To this the answer is easy. Sympathy comes to the heart when Christ reigns there. He was tenderhearted. (2.) The merit and perfection of Christ's sacrifice were such that for him to suffer once was enough. There are three distinct truths in these verses, as has been often remarked, and most clearly, as we have seen. Such labour is no modern thing. Honey, do you love me? Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus to get the best value in digital Bible study. Therefore it is observable there was the sprinkling of the book along with it. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are abused, those who revile your good behaviour in Christ may be put to shame. In regard to the inquiry, then, who these spirits were, there can be no difference of opinion. 1P iP i Pet). Several reasons support this view: (a) Peter calls Noah a herald of righteousness (2 Peter 2:5), where herald represents Greek kryx, preacher, which corresponds to the noun kryss, proclaim, in 1 Peter 3:19. whereas real service of the saints is as precious in its place as any speaking can be. It is to receive forgiveness from God and to give forgiveness to men that the Christian is called. And we all come the same way to the same Lord to receive the same grace. It may well be that we ought to think of this as a picture painted in terms of poetry rather than a doctrine stated in terms of theology. The Psalmist wrote: "In death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who can give thee praise?" Such was, unhindered by imperfection, the obedience of Jesus. All that is needful is to identify them as the same persons who once had this prospect. Grace and peace be yours in abundance. All this will come in due time, and it may be very rapidly, even the self-same hour; but the very first thing that a soul born of God feels is the desire at all cost to do the will of God. in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison. In fact, it's worse than that; it is --it's almost condemning to me. He then went to the place where evil spirits are imprisoned awaiting final judgment and announced his victory (18-19). These were insisted on in the Old Testament, particularly in the psalms and the prophets. THE CHRISTIAN'S SECURITY IN A THREATENING WORLD ( 1 Peter 3:13-15 a). This is the reading also in the Complutensian Polyglot. It is not a description of all that died in unbelief, but of a generation favoured with a special testimony and smitten by a particular stroke of judgment. The plain and easy The description of the desired conduct, 1 Peter 3:8-9 2. Diamonds, emeralds, topazes, opals and the sardonyx were favourite stones. I do not mean that they may not acquire previously a delusive glory; nor that the antichrist by fraud will not palm himself off as the Messiah, and settle some of them in the land, according toDaniel 11:1-45; Daniel 11:1-45. A man under the law never fulfils the law: the man who is under grace is the one that does, and the only one; for the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in those "who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Many in repeating the creed have found the phrase "He descended into hell" either meaningless or bewildering, and have tacitly agreed to set it on one side and forget it. Indeed, it is too plain a fact for any one to dispute. That He might be able to wash and cleanse you from your sin in order that you might have the purposes of God accomplished in your life as you fellowship with God. relates to the souls of men, in a separate state from their (a) It is argued that Jesus preached in Hades only to the spirits of the men who were disobedient in the days of Noah. In law she remained for ever a child. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. And this hippie kid, you know the beard and the whole thing, got out of his van and he looked back at me and just came with a peace sign, you know.You know suddenly I felt real terrible about laying on my horn and the attitude that I had. 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