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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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歷史上最獨特的福音見證發生在耶穌從墳墓中復活後不久。基督踏上了一個不平凡的旅程、“向監獄裡的靈公佈”。這些靈是誰? 為什麼和在何處他們被關押?

這些靈是創世紀6的 “神的兒子”、撒旦的爪牙、在上古 (洪水以前) 世代時發動戰爭、以防止耶穌基督的來 臨、履行神拯救的應許。當神以世界性的洪水審判地球、祂囚禁這些違背的魔鬼在黑喑坑 (Tartarus) 中。

耶穌基督對祂在十字架上勝利宣告的聲響充滿地獄之門。復活的基督給監禁的魔鬼帶來可見的證據、撒旦戰略的徹底失敗。耶穌基督已經為罪付出了代價、任何人向祂表達信心都可以與神有永恆的關係。