HE DESCENDED INTO

HELL ON THE THIRD

DAY HE ROSE AGAIN
- ARTICLE 5 -
RE 3: The Creed and the Articles of Faith
 The Descent of Christ
❖ Jesus “descended into hell
❖ It was assumed to be a place or
state of happiness, temporary,
and was to be replaced by a
condition of final or permanent
bliss when the Messiah came to
establish His kingdom.
 The Descent of Christ
❖ Because of the Fall, heaven was closed to
human beings
❖ They would enjoy the vision of God only
after the Redemption was historically
completed by Christ’s visible ascension into
heaven.
❖ This was implied in the Savior’s promise to
the penitent thief on Calvary. “This day,” he
was assured, “you will be with me in
Paradise” (Luke 24:43).
The Resurrection (Luke 24: 36-49)
The Resurrection is the
historic event of Christ
reuniting His human body
and soul, which had been
separated by His death on
Calvary.
The Resurrection (Luke 24: 36-49)
• Christ rose from the dead is the crowning
miracle of His visible stay on earth.
• He worked many miracles during His three
years of public ministry
• His own resurrection was only the
culmination of a series of wonders that
made Christ’s astounding doctrine
acceptable by the human mind.
The Resurrection (Luke 24: 36-49)
- Moreover, by rising from the dead, He proved
that He had overcome sin, which was the original
cause of death.
- Finally, Christ’s resurrection is the promise and
prelude of our own final resurrection on the last
day.
- The mystery of death, which we all naturally fear,
is balanced by the confident hope that we, too,
will rise from the grave.