Oct 5, 2026 · 13 min · 8 segments
"If we deserve hell, but Jesus is our substitute, does that mean that he experienced an eternity of hell? Did he go to hell at all, as some of the historic creeds suggest? And how does this fit in…
Carl MattheiGuestMaggieHostSachinGuestUh, the first one is, um, from Hamish.
It's a helpful question, isn't it? And it's a question that pushes us to the edge of what we can know from the scriptures.
Mm.
So we need to be a little bit cautious as we, um... that we don't push too far beyond the edge of the scriptures [laughs] where we don't know.
Mm.
But we do know lots of important things, so let's, let's have a think about them.
Okay.
And I guess if He is the great Lord of life, the Lord of life facing death is horrendous, uh, for whatever period of time He has to face that.
Um, th- the second part of the question was did He go to hell as, uh, some of the historic creeds suggest? Th- uh, one version of the Apostle's Creed that you might have said in the past is, "He descended into hell."
Mm.
Uh, a, a more modern version says, "He descended to the dead," and I think that's-
Mm
Mm.
Uh, and hell and death, uh, f- are probably fairly closely related, uh, not interchangeable, but-
Mm.
Mm.
Um, but you do need to recognize that, um, Jesus facing death was the great- the greatest judgment-
Uh, the first one is, um, from Hamish.
It's a helpful question, isn't it? And it's a question that pushes us to the edge of what we can know from the scriptures.
Mm.
So we need to be a little bit cautious as we, um... that we don't push too far beyond the edge of the scriptures [laughs] where we don't know.
Mm.
But we do know lots of important things, so let's, let's have a think about them.
Okay.
And I guess if He is the great Lord of life, the Lord of life facing death is horrendous, uh, for whatever period of time He has to face that.
Um, th- the second part of the question was did He go to hell as, uh, some of the historic creeds suggest? Th- uh, one version of the Apostle's Creed that you might have said in the past is, "He descended into hell."
Mm.
Uh, a, a more modern version says, "He descended to the dead," and I think that's-
Mm
Mm.
Uh, and hell and death, uh, f- are probably fairly closely related, uh, not interchangeable, but-
Mm.
Mm.
Um, but you do need to recognize that, um, Jesus facing death was the great- the greatest judgment-
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