Comment: It says here that Jesus preached to the spirits in prison! Where? When? In Hell! The three days between his crucifixion and his resurrection! Jesus preached to the captives in the heart of the earth! These two scripture verses are probably one of the most controversial in all your Bible! Theologians over the centuries a lot smarter than me have written commentaries on these two verses! Some have tried to explain it away! The biggest obstacle to understanding these two verses is our own human nature! We do not like to have people get a second chance! It is alright for ourselves but not others! So what was the state of all the people that lived and died before Christ? They missed Christ by birth so what is their future? Remember the dead in Christ will rise first! Jesus preached to all that ever lived before him including those that died in the flood in the days of Noah! So what did Jesus preach to them? The same as today! Victory over fallen spirits! So how many got saved? The Bible does not say? Just as today I do not know how many fallen spirits will be saved I just keep preaching the Gospel and leaving the results to God! Keep in mind after the resurrection of Christ Jesus will not return to the heart of earth as in this case for our redemption opportunity is only today and at our last breath the opportunity for redemption has expired! After death he is either our Savior or our Judge! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com