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In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell (Latin: Descensus Christi ad Inferos, "the descent of Christ into Hell" or Hades) [a] is the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In triumphant descent, Christ brought salvation to the souls held captive there since the beginning of the world. [1]
In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell (Latin: Descensus Christi ad Inferos, "the descent of Christ into Hell " or Hades) is the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In triumphant descent, Christ brought salvation to the souls held captive there since the beginning of the world.
The Harrowing of Hell is a dramatic interpretation of Christ’s storming of hell to release all the souls of the faithful, going back to Adam and Eve. The scene starts with the angels approaching hell, getting into a dramatic dialogue with Lucifer who tries in vain to keep the souls behind locked gates.
Dr. Binski: [1:04] Adam and Eve are right up ahead. To the left-hand side of the image, gripping Adam by the wrist, I suppose, is a gigantic figure of Jesus, with a bright blue mantle on, lined in red and a great staff. He’s like some pilgrim on a journey. He’s journeyed all the way down into hell.
Aug 1, 2022 · Both scripture and tradition hint at the “harrowing of hell,” of Jesus descending into the underworld to release the righteous men and women of old, to break the shackles of death binding Adam and Eve, the prophets, the righteous kings and perhaps the virtuous pagans who lived before Christ and who responded authentically and fully to the ...
The story of Jesus’ descent into hell and deliverance of all righteous souls, commonly known as the harrowing (robbing or despoiling) of hell, is ultimately based on 1 Peter 3:18–20 as elaborated in the apocryphal but highly popular Gospel of Nicodemus.
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1. This part of hell was also called “the Bosom of Abraham,” and epithet taken from the parable in Luke 16 in which a rich man who dies suffers torments in Hades, while impoverished Lazarus is taken by angels to a special part of the underworld to be embraced in Abraham’s bosom. 2.
