After Jesus was crucified, did he "Descend into Hell," as millions of Christians recite during weekly church services in The Apostles' Creed?

After all, if we’re all descended from Jesus, and Jesus is the son of God, that’s a pretty illustrious bloodline. But don’t let it go to your head.

Jesus descended to, and led captives from Sheol, not Gehenna.; also known as “paradise.” Dave Armstrong Dave Armstrong is a full-time Catholic author and apologist, who has been actively ...

Jesus went to hell: The Christian history churches would rather not acknowledge Prior to his resurrection, Christ descended to the underworld -- a paradox most churches prefer not to confront ...

1) lucia asks why the apostles creed says that jesus “descended into hell.” WHAT DOES THIS MEAN, AND WHY DID HE DO IT? 2) LUCIA ASKS ABOUT THE LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT THAT SAYS NOT TO WEAR ...

But in one particular, the ritual was strikingly different: Between Christ’s death and resurrection, Orthodox churches commemorated the belief that Jesus descended into hell.

Jesus had already said on the cross, “It is finished.” (John 19:30). So if his mission was completed with his death, what was he doing immediately descending into hell after his death? Why did ...

Descended from King David, Joseph was Jewish “royalty” — as was Jesus through Mary. However, Joseph was the only male in Matthew’s genealogy who did not “father” the next generation.

Churches that teach he descended to the realm of the dead cite 1 Peter 3:18-20. Augustine, one of the chief architects of Christian theology, argued that Peter's passage is more allegory than history.

After Jesus was crucified, did he “Descend into Hell,” as millions of Christians recite during weekly church services in The Apostles’ Creed? Nearly 2,000 years of Christian tradition and a ...