Did Jesus preach to the dead?

What 1 Peter 3:19 says

Peter says Christ was "put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit," and then "made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits" who disobeyed in the days of Noah. Many scholars think these spirits are fallen angels, and that Christ announced his victory over them. Others think Christ preached through Noah to the people of his day.

What 1 Peter 4:6 says

This verse says the gospel "was preached even to those who are now dead." The word "now" matters: most readers take it to mean Christians who heard the gospel while they were alive and have since died. The world judged them, but they live with God.

The old creed line

The Apostles' Creed says Jesus "descended to the dead," and some traditions picture him freeing the faithful of earlier ages. Christians still debate exactly what that means. What they agree on is that Jesus' death and resurrection reached every part of creation.

Is there a second chance after death?

Most Christians say these verses do not teach one, and Hebrews 9:27 says people die once and then face judgment. The Bible's urgent invitation is for now. And it describes God as patient, "not wanting anyone to perish."

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits—, 1 Peter 3:18-19

For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit., 1 Peter 4:6