The Risen Lord Descended to the Abode of the Dead
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do Catholics believe in the "Harrowing of Hell?"
what is the scriptual basis for the "Harrowing of Hell?"
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Fr. Abe, CRS said...
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[do Catholics believe in the "Harrowing of Hell?"]
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACHES AS ONE OF ITS DOGMA OF FAITH: "CHRIST DESCENT TO THE DEAD"... WE DO NOT REFER TO IT AS 'HARROWING OF HELL' OFFICIALLY IN OUR CREED.
THE DOCTRINE PROCLAIMS THE RISEN CHRIST AS THE LORD OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND THAT THE RISEN LORD HAS DEFEATED SIN AND DEATH AND THEREFORE HE OPENED THE GATE OF HEAVEN FOR THE SOULS OF THE DEAD PROPHETS AND SAINTS WHO WERE NOT YET ALLOWED ENTRANCE TO ETERNAL PARADISE WHILE AWAITING THE REDEMPTION OF THE MESSIAH. THE SAME THING CAN BE SAID OF THE SOULS IN PURGATORY OR WHAT WE CALL SPIRITS IN THE PROCESS OF PURIFICATION WHILE BEING PERFECTED BY THE GRACE OF GOD. IT COULD ALSO MEAN JESUS HAVING RISEN FROM THE DEAD WENT TO HELL TO PROCLAIM TO SATAN AND THE DEMONS AND THE DAMN THAT HE HAS CONQUERED.
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[what is the scriptual basis for the "Harrowing of Hell?"]
THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST'S DESCENT TO THE ABODE OF THE DEAD IS ROOTED IN SACRED SCRIPTURES. LET ME GIVE YOU THE LIST OF BIBLICAL PASSAGES GIVEN BY THE WIKIPEDIA:
Several passages from the New Testament have been taken to imply that Christ descended into hell or the realm of the dead before the Ascension.[4] These include:
Matthew 12:40 draws a comparison between Jonah being swallowed by a huge fish, and Christ being three days in the earth.
Acts 2:27 and Acts 2:31 declare in effect that Hades could not hold the crucified Christ.
Two passages of 1 Peter principally have been used as a basis for the ancient doctrine.
1 Peter 3:19–20 says that Jesus "went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah…."[5]
1 Peter 4:6 says that the gospel was "proclaimed even to the dead…" (NRSV). ("εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ νεκροῖς εὐηγγελίσθη… ")
2Corinthians 2:14 has been interpreted[citation needed] by some[who?] to include the harrowing of Hell: "But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him"[6]
Ephesians 4:8–10 has also been understood by others[who?]to suggest a Harrowing of Hell doctrine: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men."
διὸ λέγει, ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις. τὸ δὲ ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα [μέρη] τῆς γῆς; ὁ καταβὰς αὐτός ἐστιν καὶ ὁ ἀναβὰς ὑπεράνω πάντων τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὰ πάντα.
This is a truncated paraphrase adapting Psalm 68:18, with a changed point of view: "When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from the rebellious—that you, O Lord God, might dwell there." (NIV) The parenthetical verses 9–10 of Ephesians are widely read as an exegetical gloss on the text. The word for "lower parts" (the comparative form: τὰ κατώτερα) is similar to the word used for "Hell" in the Greek version of the Apostles Creed (the superlative form: τὰ κατώτατα, English: "lowest [places]"). Frank Stagg identifies three views of this passage from Ephesians:[7]
Jesus' burial, or
His descent into the underworld or Hell, or
His Incarnation as an act of deep humility. (see Philippians 2)
Zechariah 9:11 refers to prisoners in a waterless pit. "As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water." The verses' reference to captives has been presented as a reflection of Yahweh's captives of the enemy in Psalm 68:17–18: "God's chariots were myriad, thousands upon thousands; from Sinai the Lord entered the holy place. You went up to its lofty height; you took captives, received slaves as tribute. No rebels can live in the presence of God."
Isaiah 24:21-22 also refers to spirits in prison, reminiscent of Peter's account of a visitation to spirits in prison: "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited."
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meron po ba kayong magandang aklat na inererekomenda? mga catholic books po
ReplyDeletemeron po ako nabasa noon, tungkol po sa altar.doon po ipinaliwanag kung ano ang relasyon ng altar sa eucharist, nakalimutan ko nga lang po ang title hehe
pati po yung ark of the covenant, si maria daw po yung ark of the covenant. naipag hambing po yung dalawa at napaka laki po ng similarities.
ang ark po dala ang word of god si maria po dala po ang "word of god" hehehe
nasabi din po na ang ark of the covenant ay umakyat sa langit, si maria din po umakyat sa langit
meron po ba kayong mai rerekomendang aklat na parang ganon?
Hello Anonymous!
ReplyDeleteAng tawag sa ganyang paghahalingtulad ay Typology. Sa pamamagitan ng ganitong interpretasyon, pinapakita ang pagkabuo at pagkakaisa ng Bibliya. Hango ito sa
Colossas 2:17 Na isang anino ng mga bagay na magsisidating: nguni't ang katawan ay kay Cristo.
Sa halimbawang binigay mo ang anino (OLD TESTAMENT) ay ang Ark of the Covenant and realidad o fulfillment (NEW TESTAMENT) ay maaring ihalingtulad kay Maria.
Itong pamaraang panghalingtulad na ito ay siyang ginamit ni San Pablo at ng mga Church Fathers, yung mga successors ng mga Apostol.
Tungkol naman doon sa book, ang first recommended book ko eh ang CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Yan ang official na explanation about our Catholic Faith. Andyan din ang mga paliwanag ukol sa mga ganitong paghahalingtulad.
Ang ibang mga libro na masusugest ko eh kay Dr. Scott Hahn Ph.d. Magaling siya pagdating sa typology.
Sana nakatulong ito. Please tell your friends and those you know to visit this blog often.
God bless you!
THANK YOU BRO. JUB.
ReplyDeleteANG AKLAT NA MAIRERE-COMMEND KO SA IYO ABOUT THE TYPOLOGY O PAGHAHALINTULAD KAY MARIA AT SA ARK OF THE COVENANT AY ANG AKLAT NA "MARY IN THE MYSTERY OF THE COVENANT" by Fr. Ignace de la Potterie, SJ.
THE AUTHOR IS A GREAT BIBLE SCHOLAR OF BIBLICUM IN ROME. YOU WILL FIND THERE THE COMPARISON BETWEEN MARY AND THE ARK OF THE COVENANT.
salamat po sa mga aklat. hindi nga lang po ako makapili sa mga sumusunod:
ReplyDeleteCatechism of St. Pope Pius X
Catechism of the Council of Trent
meron din po akong electronic copy ng Catechism of the Catholic Church kaso hindi ko lang po alam kung updated... may pagbabago po ba naganap nung mag vatican II?
meron din po akong mga aklat ni GK chesterton at mga turo ni st ambrose
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YOU CAN BUY A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF CATECHISM OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT IN TOTUS BOOKSTORE IN MISSIOURI ST. IN GREENHILLS.
ReplyDeleteDOCTRINALLY WALANG PAGBABAGO AFTER VATICAN II.
I have another question father abe,
ReplyDeletewas jesus nailed through his palms or wrists?
some say(and even depicted in images) he was punctured through his wrist where a lot of bones are connected, and it will be impossible to nail jesus without breaking any wrist bone.
And yet it says in the bible,
"For these things were done, that the scripture
should be fulfilled: A bone of him shall not be broken."( John 19: 32 - 36 )
In the ordinances of the Passover it is established that no bone must be broken in the lamb.
It is also unclear in the shroud of turin(correct me if i'm wrong) whether he was nailed through his wrist or his palm.
so which is it?
thank you in advance
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS NO OFFICIAL DOCTRINE CONCERNING THE EXACT MANNER OF CRUCIFIXION OF THE LORD WHETHER IT IS ON PALMS OR ON WRISTS. THAT MATTER IS BETTER SETTLED BY HISTORIANS AND ARCHEOLOGISTS. WHETHER IT IS BY PALMS OR BY WRISTS THE TRUTH OF FAITH DOESN'T CHANGE AT ALL.
ReplyDeleteCONCERNING THE SHROUD OF TURIN I HAVE READ A BOOK THAT THE MARKS OF NAILS ARE ON THE WRISTS.
BETTER RESEARCH THIS MATTER IN THE INTERNET.
bro, i think he was nailed in the hand not in the wrist hehe
ReplyDeletethe blessed padre pio has stigmata in both of his hands and not in his wrist and so was st francis of assisi
DEAR ANONYMOUS,
ReplyDeleteHE HE HE... I UNDERSTAND. HOWEVER, YOU MUST BEAR IN MIND THAT THE PRESENCE OF STIGMATA IN OUR SAINTS LIKE PADRE PIO AND ST. FRANCIS ARE NOT INCONTESTIBLE PROOFS THAT THE LORD WAS NAILED ON THE PALMS RATHER THAN THE WRIST. HE HE HE... BECAUSE STIGMATAS ARE SPIRITUAL AND MYSTICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF FAITH NOT HISTORICAL ANSWERS TO HISTORICAL INQUIRY.