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Where Jesus Was During the Three Days After His Death

The passages from the King James Bible that directly speak to where Jesus was during the three days after His death, without adding interpretation or commentary:

📖 Key Verses

- Matthew 12:40  
  “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

- Acts 2:31  
  “He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.”

- Ephesians 4:9  
  “(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?)”

- 1 Peter 3:18–19  
  “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison.”

- 1 Peter 4:6  
  “For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.”

 Summary 
- Jesus said He would be “three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:40).  
- His soul was “not left in hell” (Acts 2:31).  
- He “descended first into the lower parts of the earth” (Ephesians 4:9).  
- He “preached unto the spirits in prison” (1 Peter 3:19).  
- The gospel was “preached also to them that are dead” (1 Peter 4:6).

Here’s a timeline format drawn only from the King James Bible passages we looked at earlier, so you can see the three days step by step:


✅ Day 1 – After His Death
- Matthew 12:40  
  “…so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”  
- Ephesians 4:9  
  “…he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth.”

✅ Jesus’ body was laid in the tomb, and His soul descended into “the heart of the earth” / “lower parts of the earth.”


✅ Day 2 – In the Heart of the Earth
- Acts 2:31  
  “…his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.”  
- 1 Peter 3:18–19  
  “…being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison.”

✅ During this time, His soul was in “hell” (the unseen realm), but not abandoned there. By the Spirit, He “preached unto the spirits in prison.”

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✅ Day 3 – Before the Resurrection
- 1 Peter 4:6  
  “…the gospel preached also to them that are dead…”  
- Matthew 12:40 (fulfilled)  
  “…three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

✅ On the third day, He was still in “the heart of the earth” until the resurrection morning, when He rose and appeared alive.


🌅 Resurrection Morning
- Acts 2:31 (fulfilled)  
  “…his flesh did not see corruption.”  
- Luke 24:6  
  “He is not here, but is risen…”

✨ Summary
- Day 1: Descended into “the heart of the earth” / “lower parts of the earth.”  
- Day 2: His soul was “not left in hell”; He “preached unto the spirits in prison.”  
- Day 3: Still in “the heart of the earth” until resurrection.  
- Resurrection Morning: He rose, His flesh saw no corruption.


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