What happened after Jesus died?
We know from Jesus’ statement to the thief that when one dies they enter the presence of God immediately. Luke 23:42 states, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” This statement also tells us that Jesus went to His Father upon death. Beyond this we know very little about where Jesus was for three days. One must be careful not to read too much detail into a parable or story. The issue in Jesus recounting the story of Jonah was to relate to His anticipated three days of being dead. Reading Jonah 2:2, some translations say “from the depth of Sheol”, another translation says “from the depth of hell”, still another says “from the grave.” What is clear is that that Jonah assumed he was a dead man inside the fish as he prayed. Later, in Jonah 2:6 we are told his “life was brought up from the pit.” Some interpreters assume that this is a reference to hell. However, a very simple interpretation of the Bible takes this as a reference to death, the imagery is the grave. Sh
