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History’s most unique testimony to the Gospel occurred shortly after Jesus Christ rose from the grave. Christ embarked on a remarkable journey to make “proclamation to the spirits in prison.” Who were these spirits? Why and where were they incarcerated?

The spirits were the “sons of God” of Genesis 6, Satan’s minions, who waged war in the antediluvian civilization to prevent the advent of Jesus Christ through whom God would fulfill His promise of salvation. When God judged the earth with a worldwide flood, He imprisoned these transgressing demons in Tartarus.

Jesus Christ’s pronouncement of His victory on the cross resounded against the gates of hell. The resurrected Christ was visible proof to the incarcerated demons of the utter failure and defeat of Satan’s strategy. Jesus Christ had paid the penalty for sin so that anyone can express faith in Him and enter into a relationship with God for all eternity.

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历史上最独特的福音见证发生在耶稣从坟墓中复活后不久，基督踏上了一个不平凡的旅程，“向监狱里的灵公布。”这些灵是谁?为什么和在何处他们被关押押?

这些灵是创世纪6的“神的儿子”，撒旦的爪牙，在上古（洪水以前）世代时发动战争，以防止耶稣基督的来临，履行神拯救的应许。当神以世界性的洪水审判地球，祂囚禁这些违背的魔鬼在黑喑坑（Tartarus）中。

耶稣基督对祂在十字架上胜利宣告的声响充满地狱之门。复活的基督给监禁的魔鬼带来可见的证据，撒旦战略的彻底失败。耶稣基督已经为罪付出了代价，任何人向祂表达信心都可以与神有永恒的关系。