Faithful Writers

This “outlier” verse isn’t an outlier after all.  It’s to do with this situation. In fact, it is perfectly placed right in the middle of what’s going on.

I do love the odd bits in the Bible. There's the time “Tartarus” was used in the Bible. Except it wasn't.

But, as time passed, men from the line of Seth began to lust after the beautiful women from the line of Cain, resulting in a polluted race that the Lord could not and would not tolerate. This resulted in God sending the great flood to destroy this unholy offspring.

The release of the faithful spirits from Hades relates to the release of the Holy Spirit to the faithful in this world. Without the first, there is no second — the first is last, and the last is first.