Part One: The Profession of Faith › Section Two of Part One: The Profession of the Christian Faith: The Creeds ›› CHAPTER 2: I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God ››› Article 5: “He Descended into Hell. On the Third Day He Rose Again” ›››› §1 Descent ››››› IN BRIEF
Questions and Answers
644. What does the Apostles’ Creed confess by the expression “He descended into hell”? (CCC 636)
By the expression “He descended into hell” the Apostles’ Creed confesses, that:
1. Christ really died
2. He conquered the Devil through His death.
1. Christ really died
2. He conquered the Devil through His death.
645. In which of His natures did Christ go down to hell? (CCC 637)
Christ went down to hell in His human soul united to His Divine Person.