[VoiceInWilderness]

Originally Posted by Igzy

I considered this, but it still doesn't address the question of why Jesus "preached" to them. Usually you preach to people to influence them. Are we to believe Jesus just went to them to tell them that their side lost?

Yes. He told them that He as a man had overcome their leader, Satan. They were imprisoned in Tartarus, so they would not know otherwise. This would not be "rubbing it in" because they did not already know.

Originally Posted by Igzy

Also, "spirits" is used in Hebrews 12 to refer to human being in the next life:

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect. Hebrews 12:22-23

The Bible is consistent, that man is a soul who has a spirit. Angels and demons are spirits. Heb 12:23 is no exception. It does not say "righteous spirits", but spirits of righteous men. But regarding angels and demons, the Bible calls them serving, wicked, evil, unclean or deceiving spirits.

Wuest give an superb explanation of this in his Word Studies of NT on 1 Peter 3.

I don't believe in a 2nd chance after one dies. I think the Bible is pretty clear on that.