Jews for Jesus is a Baptist abomination shunned by all, even liberal Christian organizations. They are not considered Jews by any of the known sects in Judaism. They are even denied by the so-called Messianic Jews.
Study Judaism, study what Judaism says about the messiah, what Judaism has been saying about the messiah all along. read why all three forms of Judaism stand united in rejecting Christ as a Messiah.
They are the ones who practcie Judaism; they ought to know. We don't practice Judaism; we practice Christianity. It's apples and organges.
I don't look at the OT righteous as having gone to hell. Their faith allowed them to be covered in the righteousness of Christ.
Well, that's where they were when Jesus went "down" there -- he broke the gates of Hell (not Hades) and pulled out the righteous. If they were righteous, why were they in hell?
Well, that's where they were when Jesus went "down" there -- he broke the gates of Hell (not Hades) and pulled out the righteous. If they were righteous, why were they in hell?
All of this is extra-scriptural Tradition, isn't it? If so, then I can't possibly know how this idea came to be. I don't know of any evidence in the Bible that supports the idea that any of the righteous ever went to hell. There is evidence, however, of quite the opposite:
2 Cor. 5:6-8 : 6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 We live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Paul makes no mention of going to hell first. Besides, IIRC, in the icon I saw, along side of the OT righteous in hell were standing Apostles! What were they doing in hell?