"spirits in prison."
the eternal torments of hell. Nor is that all: but through him you shall inherit inconceivable blessedness and glory, which will be of equal duration with the torments of hell. For, as at the last day the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment, so shall the righteous, or those who trust in Christ, go into life eternal.
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Wicked Men of the Past are Still in Hell "By which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison, etc..." -- 1 Peter 3:19, 20
Two things it is my present purpose to observe concerning the spirits or souls of those wicked men that Noah preached to...
1. How long ago they lived.
2. How those souls are here spoken [of] as to their present state, "spirits in prison."
DOCTRINE. — Those wicked men who lived before the flood, and went to Hell in Noah's time, are there still.
1. I would give some reasons why they have remained in Hell so long.
2. Observe in some respects in what circumstances they remain there all this while.
I. Give some reasons.
Negatively.
1. 'Tis not because Hell has been tolerable to 'em.