It’s an old and common misunderstanding that Christ spent three days in Hell. I know why many believe that, but it’s simply incorrect. His atoning work was finished on the cross, so he did not need to spend three days tormented in Hell. Yes, his physical body died, but remember what He promised the thief on the cross.
“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
It’s an old and common misunderstanding that Christ spent three days in Hell. I know why many believe that, but it’s simply incorrect.
Acts Chapter 2 VERY early KJV
22 Yee men of Israel, heare these words, Iesus of Nazareth, a man approued of God among you, by miracles, wonders, and signes, which God did by him in the midst of you, as yee your selues also know:
23 Him, being deliuered by the determinate counsell and foreknowledge of God, yee haue taken, and by wicked hands, haue crucified, and slaine:
24 Whom God hath raised vp, hauing loosed the paines of death: because it was not possible that hee should be holden of it.
25 For Dauid speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord alwayes before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moued.25
26 Therefore did my heart reioyce, and my tongue was glad: Moreouer also, my flesh shall rest in hope,
27 Because thou wilt not leaue my soule in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy one to see corruption.
28 Thou hast made knowen to mee the wayes of life, thou shalt make mee full of ioy with thy countenance.
29 Men and brethren, let me freely speake vnto you of the Patriarch Dauid, that he is both dead & buried, and his sepulchre is with vs vnto this day:29
30 Therefore being a Prophet, and knowing that God had sworne with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loines, according to the flesh, hee would raise vp Christ, to sit on his throne:30
31 He seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soule was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.31