COMPENDIUM SERIES
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JESUS THE TEACHER: Compendium Series Icon. |
No 125. What is the “hell” into which Jesus descended?
(CCC 632-37)
WHAT DOES THE COMPENDIUM SAY?
Compendium states:
The “hell’ was different from the
hell of the dammed. It was the state of all those righteous and evil, who died before Christ.
With His soul united to His divine person, Jesus went down to the just
in hell who were awaiting their Redeemer so that they could enter the vision of
God. When He had conquered by His death
both death and the devil who has the power of death (Hebrews 2:14 , He freed
the just who looked forward to the Redeemer and opened for them the gates of
Heaven.
What does this mean for me?
1. Imagine being
one of those people who were awaiting their Redeemer e.g. Prophets from the
Old Testament, St Joseph, St Joachim and
St Anne ( grandparents of Jesus). What would they have felt when Jesus came to
them?
2. What areas in my life am I still awaiting my
Redeemer to come?
3. How does Jesus
come to me each day with His redemption?
Questions to consider.
1. How can I tap into the Divine in me and unite it more
deeply with my humanity?
2. What does redemption mean to me for my
life currently?
3. How do I show gratitude to Jesus for His
suffering, death and resurrection to save and redeem me?
4. How does this truth affect the way I recite the Nicene and Apostles Creed?
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