Why is salvation free, when it should be the costliest of all things?
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Are you saying Jesus also died the second death?-
Revelation 1:17-18 KJV
life as a man , death as a man , life forever as the first and last
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Are you saying Jesus also died the second death?-
The Second Death is in fact eternal separation from God in the Lake of Fire. But in the case of Christ -- the God-Man -- those three dark hours were equivalent to an eternity in Hell. And that is why no believer has to face Hell. Salvation includes being saved from Hell (the Lake of Fire) because Christ already paid that price.
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Didn’t he basically just enter into death victorious because he had no sin and like a home invasion just enter in and whip the one on charge and take his keys and authority over death and he’ll though ?
If jesus entered into hell it was just to wreck the place and free the captives and take the authority
If jesus entered into hell it was just to wreck the place and free the captives and take the authority
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[QUOTE="Pilgrimshope, post: 5030385, member: 300996"]Didn’t he basically just enter into death victorious because he had no sin and like a home invasion just enter in and whip the one on charge and take his keys and authority over death and he’ll though ?[/QUOTE] We seem to be forgetting that Christ was the SUBSTITUTE for all of sinful mankind, therefore He had to pay the full penalty for the sins of the whole world. And that penalty included the first and second deaths, as well as all the sufferings of Christ. Perfect divine justice demanded that the full price for the "sin" (singular) of the world be paid. And that is why Christ had to pay the full penalty in order to take away the "sin" of the world. It is only after the penalty was paid in full that God could offer His grace and mercy to every sinner. Only only God as the Man Christ Jesus could accomplish this on the cross, since He Himself was "holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners".
Now because Christ paid the full penalty, He was victorious over (a) sin, (b) death, (c) Satan, (d) Hades, and (e) Hell. That is why He has the keys of Death and Hades. He destroyed the power of sin and death through His own perfect sacrifice and His glorious resurrection. He also broke down the gates of Hades (not Hell) when He took "captivity captive" and took all the OT saints from Hades to Heaven after His resurrection.
Now because Christ paid the full penalty, He was victorious over (a) sin, (b) death, (c) Satan, (d) Hades, and (e) Hell. That is why He has the keys of Death and Hades. He destroyed the power of sin and death through His own perfect sacrifice and His glorious resurrection. He also broke down the gates of Hades (not Hell) when He took "captivity captive" and took all the OT saints from Hades to Heaven after His resurrection.