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  1. Jan 1, 2001 · It refers to the unseen world in general, but specifically to the abode of the unsaved dead between death and the final judgment at the great white throne (cf. Lk. 16:23 and Rev. 20:11-15). It differs from hell in that it is temporary while hell is permanent.

  2. Feb 8, 2024 · Hell can be seen as the holding place where the souls of the good and the bad went after death (Luke 16:19-31). It is to be differentiated from Gehenna, the place of eternal torment (Mark 9:42-48; Revelation 20:14). Christ’s descent into Hades was anticipated by Jesus himself in Matthew’s Gospel.

  3. For Paul, Jesus was going to come back from heaven and bring in God's kingdom here on Earth, and people would be raised from the dead for glorious eternity. Paul, in his earliest letters,...

  4. Aug 9, 2021 · The first is Jesus’ declaration, “It is finished” in John 19:30 just before he died. Some would say, “If Jesus’ work of redemption was truly finished, why did he need to descend to the place of the dead?” When Jesus said, “It is finished,” he meant his active obedience was done.

  5. Mar 31, 2020 · Playlist. Religion scholar Bart Ehrman says the notion of eternal rewards and punishments isn't found in the Old Testament or in the teachings of Jesus. Ehrman traces the origin of these ideas in...

  6. IN BRIEF. 636 By the expression "He descended into hell", the Apostles' Creed confesses that Jesus did really die and through his death for us conquered death and the devil "who has the power of death" (⇒ Heb 2:14). 637 In his human soul united to his divine person, the dead Christ went down to the realm of the dead.

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  8. Apr 1, 2024 · 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 theologians and thinkers have interpreted certain Scriptural passages as meaning that Jesus visited hell after his death.