What did Jesus do the three days in the grave?

He returned after his resurrection and showed himself and taught the people. Two, he preached to the spirits in prison. On the third day, an angel came and rolled away the stone that closed the tomb. While walking in the garden that morning, my wife and I could easily visualize the stone that was placed there.
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What did Jesus do 3 days after his death?

The resurrection of Jesus (Biblical Greek: ἀνάστασις τοῦ Ἰησοῦ) is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus on the third day after his crucifixion, starting – or restoring – his exalted life as Christ and Lord. According to the New Testament writings he was firstborn from the dead, ushering in the Kingdom of God.
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What happened between Jesus death and resurrection?

Based on the wording in 1 Peter, there's an argument that Jesus spent the weekend between His death and Resurrection in Hell preaching to the souls who were already there, giving them a chance at the forgiveness available through His sacrifice not previously available before His death.
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What is the significance of three days?

For centuries, the Christian church has celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on a Sunday--three days after remembering his death on Good Friday.
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What happened on the 3rd day in the Bible?

… and in vain do the Jews promise themselves dreams of a thousand years, since the salvation of all has been promised on the third day, when the lord rose from the dead. The Hebrews interpret the second day to be the coming of their Christ, and the third day as the judgment, in which they will be saved.
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How many days did Jesus stay on earth after resurrection?

After 40 days, Jesus left this Earth as recorded in Mark 16:19: “So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.” After his ascension, the disciples faced many challenges and questions about their responsibilities.
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Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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Where did Jesus go when he died on the cross?

We might say that Jesus came from the farthest heights of heaven, only to go to the deepest places of hell on our behalf, making sure that this would never be our permanent residence.
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What did God create on the third day?

the third day - dry land, seas, plants and trees were created. the fourth day - the Sun, Moon and stars were created. the fifth day - creatures that live in the sea and creatures that fly were created. the sixth day - animals that live on the land and finally humans, made in the image of God were created.
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Where is heaven located?

Heaven is a place of peace, love, community, and worship, where God is surrounded by a heavenly court and other heavenly beings. Biblical authors imagined the earth as a flat place with Sheol below (the realm of the dead) and a dome over the earth that separates it from the heavens or sky above.
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How old was Jesus when died?

He dates the crucifixion to the 33rd year of the life of Christ, on Friday 25 March of the 18th year of Tiberius.
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Will Judas go to heaven?

The question is asked: “Did Judas go to heaven?” Yes, if going to heaven was a matter of good works. Judas had a lot of good works. He traveled with Christ for three years without a salary or any certain dwelling place. He was one of the 12 who helped Christ feed the multitude (Matthew 14) to name a few.
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Did Jesus have a child with Mary Magdalene?

He related that after his crucifixion, Mary Magdalene, along with the family of Lazarus of Bethany, brought the body of Jesus to Provence, and there Mary had a child, Maximin, the fruit of her love for Jesus.
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How many kids did Mary and Joseph have?

They may have been: (1) the sons of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph (the most natural inference); (2) sons of the Mary named in Mark 15:40 as "mother of James and Joses", whom Jerome identified with the wife of Clopas and sister of Mary the mother of Jesus; or (3) sons of Joseph by a former marriage.
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How old was Mary when Jesus was born?

At one time, Joseph was assumed to be elderly when he married Mary. However, now we believe that Mary and Joseph were both in their teens when Jesus was born, around sixteen and eighteen respectively. This was the norm for Jewish newlyweds at that time.
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What did Jesus do 40 days before his crucifixion?

At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights and afterwards was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.
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What did Jesus do during the forty days following his resurrection?

Then, 40 days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven. May 27 was the 40th day after Easter and many churches observed His ascension while others will wait to do so this Sunday. Jesus, who declared Himself to be God and then proved it by His resurrection, finished His mission on earth.
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What is the significance of 40 days after death?

It is believed that the soul of the departed remains wandering on Earth during the 40-day period, coming back home, visiting places the departed has lived in as well as their fresh grave. The soul also completes the journey through the Aerial toll house finally leaving this world.
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Does Judas kiss Jesus on the lips?

Judas puts his arm around Jesus' shoulder while he kisses Jesus' lips (on the tradition and interpretation of this gesture see Mormando: passim). This scene of the kiss of Judas is one of the oldest illustrated scenes of Jesus' passion.
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How do you repent?

Principles of Repentance
  1. We Must Recognize Our Sins. To repent, we must admit to ourselves that we have sinned. ...
  2. We Must Feel Sorrow for Our Sins. ...
  3. We Must Forsake Our Sins. ...
  4. We Must Confess Our Sins. ...
  5. We Must Make Restitution. ...
  6. We Must Forgive Others. ...
  7. We Must Keep the Commandments of God.
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What sins are not forgiven by God?

In the Book of Matthew (12: 31-32), we read, "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
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Which apostle did Jesus love most?

Since the end of the first century, the Beloved Disciple has been commonly identified with John the Evangelist.
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Where is Jesus tomb now?

The Garden Tomb (Hebrew: גן הקבר) is a rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem, which was unearthed in 1867 and is considered by some Protestants to be the site of the burial and resurrection of Jesus. The tomb has been dated by Israeli archaeologist Gabriel Barkay to the 8th–7th centuries BC.
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