I te wa i utaina ai e te Atua te hara o te ao ki runga ki a Ihu Karaiti, a ka meinga a Ihu hei hara ki runga ki te ripeka, I heke a Ihu ki te reinga (Hāmaure), i noho ai a Ihu mo nga ra e toru, e toru nga po. But what did Jesus do in hell? Eaha ta te Bibilia e parau ra no nia ia Iesu’ noho i roto i te reinga?
The sign of the Son of man to the generation of fallen man
Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights (Hona 1:17)
E toru hoki nga ra o Hona, e toru nga po i roto i te kopu o te tohora; ka pera ano te Tama a te tangata kia toru nga ra, e toru nga po ki te ngakau o te whenua (Matiu 12:40)
A ka huihuia te iwi ki te matotoru, He began to say, He whakatupuranga kino tenei: ka rapu ratou i tetahi tohu; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation (Ruka 11:29-30)
Jesus spoke many times about His sufferings, mate, me te aranga. Jesus mentioned a.o. that the sign of the Son of man would be as the sign of Jona. Because as Jona was a sign unto the Ninevites, Jesus would be a sign to the generation of fallen man.
Jesus compared His death, His time in hell (Hāmaure), which is in the heart of the earth, me te aranga mai i te hunga mate, with Jona, who was swallowed by a great fish due to his disobedience to God, and was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights, and while Jona was in the belly of the fish, which Jona described as hell, Jona prayed unto God. God heard the prayer of Jonah and spake unto the fish and the fish obeyed the words of God and vomited out Jonah upon the dry land (Hona 1,2).
“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up”
Na ka whakahoki nga Hurai, ka mea ki a ia, He aha te tohu e whakakitea ana e koe ki a matou?, seeing that Thou doest these things? Ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea ki a ratou, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up (Hone 2:18-19)
Another example of the sign of the Son of man, wherewith Jesus announced His death and resurrection from the dead, was the destruction and rise of the temple in three days.
This all came to pass and is not only a sign for the people of Israel, but for the whole of humanity.
Jesus was made a little lower than the angels
Thou madest Him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst Him with glory and honour, and didst set Him over the works of Thy hands: Kua waiho nei e koe nga mea katoa ki raro i ona waewae. I waiho nei hoki e ia nga mea katoa ki raro i a ia, Kahore he mea i waiho e ia ki raro i a ia. Inaianei ia kahore ano tatou i kite noa i nga mea katoa kua oti te waiho ki raro i a ia. Engari ka kite tatou ia Ihu, Who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, karaunatia ki te kororia me te honore; he mea na te aroha noa o te Atua kia pangia e ia te mate mo nga tangata katoa (Hiperu 2:7-9)
Ka rite ki nga tamariki ka uru ki te kikokiko me te toto, Ko ia ano hoki te ahua o taua mea ano hoki; na te mate ka whakangaromia ia e ia, i te mea kua mate te mana, ko tena, te rewera; Me te whakaora i te hunga e wehi ana ki te mate, i te wa katoa i to ratou ora. For verily He took not on Him the nature of angels; but He took on Him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, hei houhanga rongo mo nga hara o te iwi. For in that He Himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succour them that are tempted (Hiperu 2:14-18)
When Adam became disobedient to the words of God and sinned, man fell from his position and Adam was placed beneath the angels, and the devil and death reigned over mankind.
In order to release the prisoners of death and restore (whakaora) the fallen state of man and the peace between man and God, Jesus also had to be made lower than the angels in the hierarchy.
Therefore Jesus had to become equal to the state of Adam (tangata hinga), in order to be placed beneath the angels and enter hell and suffer death.
Therefore Jesus was made sin by God, so that He became equal to the state of fallen man and enter hell legally (Aue. Ihaia 53, 2 Koriniti 5:21, 1 Pita 2:24).
Only by becoming subject to the authority of the devil and death, Jesus could overcome the devil (Tuhinga o mua), who had the power over death and (tōmāngere) tangata, and release the prisoners, na te kaha o te Atua.
And so Jesus entered dead and descended into hell; the kingdom of death and tasted the death for everyone.
Jesus prayed and preached to the spirits in prison
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; āe, I have a goodly heritage. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, e kore ahau e whakakorikoria. Therefore my heart is glad, e koa ana toku kororia: ka okioki ano oku kikokiko i runga i te tumanako. No te mea e kore e waiho e koe toku wairua i te reinga; e kore ano koe e tuku i tau Mea Tapu kia kite i te pirau. Ka whakakitea mai e koe ki ahau te huarahi o te ora: kei tou aroaro te hari nui; kei tou matau nga ahuareka ake ake (Waiata 16:5-11)
Kotahi hoki mamaetanga o te Karaiti mo nga hara, te Tika mo te hunga he, kia kawea ai tatou e ia ki te Atua, he mea whakamate ano hoki no te kikokiko, engari i tere (hanga ora) Na te Wairua: I haere hoki ia ki reira ki te kauwhau ki nga wairua i te whare herehere; he hunga tutu i etahi wa, i te wa i tatari ai te manawanui o te Atua i nga ra o Noa, i te wa e mahi ana te aaka, he iti nei, e waru nga wairua i ora i te wai (1 Pita 3:18-20)
E kī ana te Word, i inoi a Ihu, he mea poropiti na Rawiri, a ka kauwhau ki nga wairua i roto i te whare herehere, he hunga tutu i etahi wa, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah.
Jesus spoiled principalities and powers and made a shew of them openly and triumphed over them
Ye men of Israel, whakarongo ki enei kupu; Ihu o Nahareta, a Man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, i mahia nei e te Atua i roto i a ia i waenganui i a koutou, e matau na ano koutou: Ko ia, i tukuna mai e te whakaaro nui me te mohio a te Atua, ye have taken, na nga ringa kino i ripekatia, ka tukitukia: Kua whakaarahia ake nei e te Atua, kua wetekina e ia nga mamae o te mate: no te mea e kore ia e taea te pupuri. For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, e kore ano koe e tuku i tau Mea Tapu kia kite i te pirau. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
E te mau taeae e te mau taeae, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit on His throne; He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hell, neither His flesh did see corruption. Ko tenei Ihu kua whakaarahia ake e te Atua, ko matou katoa hei kaiwhakaatu (Nga Mahi 2:23-32)
Ki a koe tuatahi te Atua, having raised up his Son Jesus, tonoa mai ia ki te manaaki i a koe, i te tahuritanga mai o koutou katoa i o koutou kino (Nga Mahi 3:26)
Na te Atua o o tatou tupuna i whakaara ake a Ihu, i patua ia e koutou, taronatia ana ki runga ki te rakau. Kua oti ia te whakanoho e te ringa matau o te Atua ki runga, hei Piriniha, hei Kaiwhakaora, hei homai i te ripeneta ki a Iharaira, me te murunga hara (Nga Mahi 5:30-31)
Ko matou hoki nga kaiwhakaatu o nga mea katoa i mea ai ia ki te whenua o nga Hurai, i Hiruharama hoki; i patua e ratou, taronatia ana ki runga ki te rakau: Na te Atua ia i whakaara ake i te toru o nga ra, a whakakitea nuitia ana ia ki a ia; Kaua ki nga tangata katoa, engari ki nga kaiwhakaatu i whiriwhiria i mua e te Atua, ara ki a tatou, i kai tahi, i inu tahi me ia, i muri i tona aranga ake i te hunga mate (Nga Mahi 10:39-41)
Na ka pahuatia (whakakorehia) nga rangatiratanga me nga mana, I mahia e ia he whakaaturanga (mātakitaki) o ratou tuwhera tonu, Te wikitoria ki runga i a raatau (Kolosa 2:15)
A, no te mate a Ihu en tomo te reinga, Ua ti'aturi hope Iesu i To'na Metua e ua ite oia e eita To'na varua e vaiihohia i roto i hade e e ore To'na tino e ite i te ino.. E aita to ’na faaroo i te Atua i haafifi ia ’na (Aue. Nga Mahi 13:33-34, Roma 4:24; 6:4; 8:11, 1 Koriniti 15:15, 2 Koriniti 4:14, Epeha 2:46, 1 Pita 1:21).
Na te whakapono ki te Atua me tona kaha, Ua faaoti Iesu i Ta'na misioni e ua pahuatia (whakakorehia) nga rangatiratanga me nga mana, a whakakitea nuitia ana ratou, a ka wikitoria ia ratou. I hinga a Ihu i te rewera me te mate ka ara ake i te hunga mate i roto i tona kororia katoa hei Victor me nga ki o te mate me te reinga. (Hāmaure (Whakakitenga 1:18)).
Ko te whakaoranga o te hunga tapu i te reinga
Na, nana, Ko te arai o te temepara i haea i waenganui i te tihi ki raro; kua ru hoki te whenua, me te reti toka; ka tuwhera nga urupa; A he maha nga tinana o te hunga tapu i moe ai, I puta mai i nga urupa i muri iho o tona aranga mai, ka haere ki te taone tapu, ka puta ki te tini (Matiu 27:51-53)
E ere o Iesu ana‘e, i ara mai i te hunga mate. E kī ana te Word, i muri i te aranga o Ihu, i tuwhera nga urupa, a he maha nga tinana o te hunga tapu, ko wai i moe, i puta mai i nga urupa, haere ana ki te pa tapu, a he tokomaha te hunga i kite ia ratou.
I kake a Ihu ki runga, a arahina whakaraua ana
Kua kake koe ki runga, Kua whakaraua e koe te whakarau: Kua riro i a koe he mea homai mo nga tangata; āe, mo te hunga tutu hoki, kia noho ai a Ihowa, te Atua, ki waenganui i a ratou (Waiata 68:19)
Kua oti ia te aroha noa te homai ki tenei, ki tenei o tatou, i runga i te mehua o ta te Karaiti homaitanga. Na reira i mea ai ia, I tona kakenga ki runga, I arahina hereheretia e ia, a hoatu mea ana ki nga tangata. (Inaianei kua eke ia ki runga, he aha tena, engari ko ia ano i matua heke ki nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua? Ko tera i heke ra, ko ia ano i kake atu ki runga noa ake i nga rangi katoa, kia whakakiia ai e ia nga mea katoa. (Epeha 4:7-10))
Tena ko te Atua, Ko wai e whai taonga ana, Mo tana aroha nui i aroha ai ia ki a tatou, Ahakoa kua mate tatou i roto i nga hara, Kua oti ia matou te whakaora me te Karaiti, (Na te aroha noa ka ora koutou;) Kua whakaarahia ake matou e tatou, A whakanohoia ana matou ki nga wahi o te rangi i roto ia Karaiti Ihu (Epeha 2:46)
I te kakenga a Ihu ki te rangi, Ua arata‘i atoa Oia ia ratou, kei hea ratou, me nga herehere katoa, o tei fanau-faahou-hia i roto i te Mesia e ua faaorahia i te mana o te pouri e ua tomo i roto i te Basileia o te Atua, Kei hea a Ihu Karaiti hei kingi, hei kingi, tatari mo te ra whakawa.
'Kia tote o te whenua'
