633. Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, “hell” – Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek – because those who are there are deprived of the vision of God.479 Such is the case for all the dead, whether evil or righteous, while they await the Redeemer: which does not mean that their lot is identical, as Jesus shows through the parable of the poor man Lazarus who was received into “Abraham’s bosom”:480 “It is precisely these holy souls, who awaited their Saviour in Abraham’s bosom, whom Christ the Lord delivered when he descended into hell.”481 Jesus did not descend into hell to deliver the damned, nor to destroy the hell of damnation, but to free the just who had gone before him.482
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268. What is the effect of Confirmation?
21. What is the importance of the Old Testament for Christians?
456. What is the nature of the family in the plan of God?
541. From whom did Jesus learn how to pray?
250. How are the sacraments of the Church divided?
174. Why is the Church apostolic?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How did Nehemiah deal with the division between rich and poor Jews in Nehemiah 5?
How important is community in the midst of suffering, according to Job 42:10-11?
