trueblue
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Ummm... what? So let me get this straight.
I die. Unsaved. I THEN have the opportunity to accept or reject Christ. AFTER I'm dead?
How exactly does that work? And where are you getting that from?
Exactly. There are several references to this, but 1 Peter 3:18-22 and 1 Peter 4:6 are two of my favorites.
this scripture refers to the time christ died he went to the believers who died before his coming with the announcement of thier salvation. it doesn't mean a second chance for the ones who rejected him while living.
That is your interpretation-- that is certainly not what it says. The first reference speaks of the unjust and disobedient ("unsaved"). The second makes no reference to the status of those dead to whom the gospel is preached-- though a person could reasonably believe that, if these dead need the gospel preached to them, these could include those who were not faithful in life or had no opportunity to accept Christ for whatever reason here.