The task of Jesus in descending into Hell was for liberation of the Old Testament holy people. Some theologians explain that Jesus Christ went into Hell to experience the full rigor of …

Christ’s descent into Hell, or Hades, can actually be found in both the Old and New Testaments. It constitutes a portion of the biblical narrative of how God saves us through Jesus Christ. Hell …

It is sometimes argued that Christ descended into hell after he died. The widely used Apostles’ Creed reads, “was crucified, dead, and buried, he descended into hell; the third day he rose …

This is not hell, Sheol, Hades, or the Lake of Fire. The abyss is a compartment within Hades. But Scripture does not tell us that Jesus entered hell. Those who read the King James Bible (KJV) …

Nowhere in the Bible is there a verse that teaches Jesus descended to hell (the place of punishment) during the time between His death and resurrection. Instead, Christian …

What does the Bible say about Jesus' descent to hell? There are several scriptural references to Jesus’ descension, and Jesus Himself prophesied of it in Matthew 12:40. There are two …

Well, many have understood those words to mean that Jesus Christ, between his death and his resurrection, went locally and physically into hell, into the underworld, in his soul, and that he …

First, Jesus told the repentant thief on the cross that he would be with Christ in Paradise on the same day of their crucifixion (Luke 23:39 – 43). Second, nothing in Ephesians 4:8–10 says …

What does the Bible mean when it says Christ descended into hell? It may be that the Lord did descend into the place of confined demonic spirits (tartarus) to make a glorious proclamation …

Jesus Descended into Hell. When Jesus descended into hell, he entered not Gehenna but Hades; in other words, he really died, and it was from a genuine, not a simulated death that he rose …

Jesus’ descent into hell means that Jesus “sojourned in the realm of the dead prior to his resurrection” (the Catechism 632). Like all men, Jesus experienced death, and thus his soul …

There are three main interpretations: (1) Jesus’ descent to Hades: After his death but before his resurrection, Jesus went to Hades to liberate OT saints or to offer the dead a chance to hear …

We deserve to be judged for our sins and go to Hell because of them—but Christ took upon Himself our judgment and our Hell. The Bible says, “God made him who had no sin to be (or …

That is what it means here, where the Creed echoes Peter’s statement that Psalm 16:10, “Thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades” (RSV; AV has “hell”), was a prophecy fulfilled when Jesus …

The concept that Jesus went to hell after His death on the cross comes primarily from the Apostles’ Creed, which states, “He descended into hell.” There are also a few Scripture …

Jesus' descent into the place of the dead is referred to in the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed, which state that Jesus "descended into the underworld." His descent to the underworld …

The question “did Jesus go to hell” has been debated by theologians for centuries. We must look at key biblical passages and their interpretations to answer this. The Apostles’ Creed, from the …

Hope in Jesus. While the Bible talks about hell and the seriousness of sin, there is also an incredible message of hope that comes through Jesus. He is our escape from the …

Based on Jesus’s words to the thief on the cross in Luke 23:43, some Christians believe, that after his death, Jesus’s soul went to heaven to be in the presence of the Father.

There are five Bible passages used to support the idea that Christ really did descend into hell between his death and resurrection. 1. Acts 2:27.

Did Christ ever descend to hell? There are two passages in the New Testament that, taken a certain way, would seem to indicate that he did. One is in Ephesians 4:9 where it says that …

Jesus and the Devil -(Mark 1.12,13; Luke 4.1-13) The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him. After Jesus had gone without eating for 40 days and nights, he was …

The NIV follows suit, saying that Jesus came to “the lower, earthly regions.” So, the incarnation of Christ is His “descent”—He came down from heaven to dwell among us (see John 1:1, 14). But …

Did Jesus REALLY Descend into Hell? The Truth Revealed!For centuries, Christians have debated a profound mystery—where was Jesus during the three days betwee...

2. Hades in Greek Tradition and Its Use in the New Testament. When the Old Testament was translated into Greek in the Septuagint (known as the LXX), the Hebrew word Sheol was …