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by Max Power on October 30th, 2005

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What is Sheol?

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  • by generalhavok on March 28th, 2006

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    A more full answer might mention the story told by Jesus in Luke 16, describing a place where both the righteous and unrighteous dead reside separately. Traditionally, the righteous were in "Abraham's Bosom" (or "Paradise") and the unrighteous were in "Sheol".

    This seems to be what Jesus meant when He told the thief that he'd be with Him in Paradise later that day. He couldn't have meant heaven, since He later said that He hadn't been to His Father. 1 Peter 3 seems to suggest that Jesus went to Sheol after His death, which is where the historic creeds get "descended into hell (grave)".

    This isn't clearly spelled out in Scripture, but appears to be a most reasonable explanation.

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