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QotW: No God for 3 days?

It is Wednesday so that means that I will answer a question that you asked. So here it is, “Hey Matt, When Jesus was dead for three days, does that mean the world was without God for three whole days?” Thanks for the great question.As we approach Good Friday and Easter Sunday this weekend this is a very timely subject to think about. Part of what is hard to understand about Jesus coming to earth is wrapping our arms around the nature of God. If Jesus is God was God still in heaven during Jesus life on earth? Is Jesus talking to himself when he prays? Why does the Holy Spirit have to descend on Jesus if he is already God? There are many other things that can drive you crazy if you let your mind wander around. These types of questions make us realize that God is mysterious and beyond our complete understanding. At the same time we are not left completely in the dark.

To help make sense of this we have to remember that there is one God who is three persons. The Shorter Catechism provides some guidance. Question 5: “Is there more than one God? There is only one, the living and true God.” Question 6: “How many persons are in the one God? Three persons are in the one God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The three are one God, the same in substance and equal in power and glory.”

The answer to your question of was the world without God for three days is, no. It is unclear what exactly was going on with Jesus during his three days in the tomb. However, there is no question that God the Father was still in charging and orchestrating all of the events of human history according to His good plan.

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