From the Grave to the Sky

<p>When Jesus gave up his Spirit to his Father he then descended in his Spirit on a mission of great purpose. Below him was a place called Paradise, and next to Paradise was a place called Hades. Jesus had spoken about these places when he told the story of The rich man and Lazarus, the beggar. The rich man who lived sumptuously in arrogant self indulgence all of his life ended up in Hades and Lazarus who lived the life of a humble beggar ended up in Paradise, with Abraham (Luke 16:19) </p> <p>Jesus had now descended to these places. Paradise was where there were millions of souls who had been waiting for him from the beginning of time. These had lived their lives on earth in hope, many of them guided by the Commandments through Moses, but many simply by a good conscience. They were locked away from eternity till eternity would now come to get them. He would also visit Hades, the grave, the prison of lost hope.</p> <p>The bible says that Jesus then preached to all those prisoners of time the message of the plan of Father, the Gospel. Father had sent Jesus into the world to set people free from the captivity of sin and to bring his New Creation life to humanity. This latter part of the mission of setting people free was one of setting prisoners free from the captivity of time, as they had waited as captives for heaven to come to them. Many listened and heard this message of freedom at this time. The Scriptures speak of this moment about Jesus. 1Peter 3:18 He died once for the sins of all sinners although he himself was innocent of any sin at any time, that he might bring us safely home to God. But though his body died, his spirit lived on, and it was in the spirit that he visited the spirits in prison and preached to them-- spirits of those who, long before in the days of Noah, had refused to listen to God, though he waited patiently for them while Noah was building the ark. Jesus would have sat with Noah, and Adam and Eve, and Moses, and Abraham and many many others in Paradise, talking and resting with them