Why did Jesus go to hell?
(One thing, however, it was not “hell” or simply a place of punishment, but Sheol, which had both hades and a place of paradise)
Scripturally, there are two answers.
First, in order to preach the gospel to those captive to death. Jesus is the first to explain to the masses already dead why they are where they are. People who lived lives that were as good as anyone else had it explained to them that they needed to repent to be a part of God’s kingdom. And to those who were without bodies, but righteous in God’s eyes, Jesus explains that they will receive new bodies and that through Him, they can not access God and make requests.
Secondly, Jesus “took captivity captive”—he took those who had repented in their lives, and had faith in God, and he brought them into the presence of God, as a part of his kingdom.
Bonaventure has Jesus going to hell after his ascension. That… doesn’t make sense to me. He’d go to Sheol after he died and gets exalted some in his resurrection and then he is exalted the rest of the way in his ascension.
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