For 3 days, where was Jesus' soul?

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Originally Posted by Sam

From what I remember, Bro. Norris taught that sheol (Hebrew) or hades (Greek) had two compartments. The wicked (like the rich man in Luke 16:19-31) went to one part where there was torment and the righteous (like Lazarus) went to another part called Paradise or Abraham's bosom. There was a great gulf between the two and people could not travel back and forth. When Jesus died and then arose triumphantly He took the souls from Paradise/Abraham's bosom to Heaven and now Paradise is in Heaven (2 Cor 12:2-4 where the third heaven and paradise seem to be used interchangeably).

Actually, I think he compared the bad part of hades to a jail where people are held until their trial and then are sentenced. The trial would be like the Great White Throne judgment and the sentence for the wicked would be the lake of fire or gehenna.

I sure don't claim to be an expert on this. There's stuff about it I don't quite understand.

I never heard Norris' studies before but earlier in my ministry I came to the exact same conclusions in study.