Digging in the Word Searching the Scriptures

B I B L E S T U D Y

with Bishop Dennis Lee Brown

All Bible Studies are in from the Kings James Version 1611 Authorized Version with Greek & Hebrew word meaning and other Anointed Commentary from Saved Men & Woman of God

14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

16 For verily he took not on [him the nature of] angels; but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham.

17 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, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

Seeing that those whom he (Jesus) represents are flesh and blood, it was necessary for him also to become flesh and blood that he might be capable of dying in their place, by this act destroying Satan and annulling his power of death over humanity.

Jesus came representing humankind to pay the ransom for mans’ soul, by which he took their place through spilling his own blood and dyeing in their place as a sacrificial lamb. Isaiah 53:7 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

This refers to the deliverance of all righteous souls from the captivity of Satan and from their prison in the lower parts of the earth known as “Hades” the underworld of departed spirits of the righteous and wicked dead before Christ descended there. Hades has several compartments; one where the wicked dead souls would go to be tormented in flames called “Hell” another where the righteous dead souls would go call “Abrahams Bosom” and a great gulf divides the two (Luke 6:19-31). Jesus descending into Hades took the righteous souls that were captive and held by Satan, freed them and when he ascended to Heaven, he carried those righteous souls with him, giving gifts unto men. Ephesians 4:8-10, Psalms 68:18,