I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds - Psalm 9:1
Apostles’ Creed - Article 5
- What is the fifth article of the Creed?
- The fifth article of the Creed is, ‘he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead’.
- What do you mean by the words, ‘he descended into hell’?
- By the words, ‘he descended into hell’, I mean that, as soon as Christ was dead, his blessed Soul went down into that part of hell called Limbo.
- What do you mean by Limbo?
- By Limbo I mean a place of rest, where the souls of the just who died before Christ were detained.
- Why were the souls of the just detained in Limbo?
- The souls of the just were detained in Limbo because they could not go up to the kingdom of heaven till Christ had opened it for them.
- What do you mean by the words, ‘the third day he rose again from the dead’?
- By the words, ‘the third day he rose again from the dead,’ I mean that, after Christ had been dead and buried part of three days, he raised his blessed Body to life again on the third day.
- On what day did Christ rise again from the dead?
- Christ rose again from the dead on Easter Sunday.?