1. From Passover to Shavuot the foreshadowing Passover/Crucifixion Saved from death 3 rd day - Red Sea/Resurrection Delivered unto Life (Crucifixion) to (Pentecost)

2. 50 days – Law given to Israel/ Holy Spirit given to Church Old covenant/New Covenant 40 days – Moses on Sinai/ Jesus on earth Law/Grace From Passover to Shavuot the foreshadowing (Crucifixion) to (Pentecost)

3. Jesus - 3 days in the earth Matthew 12: 38-41 Lazarus – 4 days John 11: 17 Three days in the Tomb

4. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. The Apostle’s Creed

5. The third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

6. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

7. 37. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ; 38. Who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead; 39. He ascended into heaven, He sits on the right hand of the Father, God, Almighty; 40. From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. The Athanasian Creed

8. Ascended – led captives in His train Descended to the lower, earthly regions He descended into hell I Peter 3: 18-22 Ephesians 4: 7-10 Preached to the spirits in prison

9. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Genesis 37: 34-35 “I will go down to the grave (sheol) to my son.”

10. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Job 14: 13-14 “…hide me in sheol.” Set a time & remember me “If a man dies, will he live again?” “I will wait for my renewal to come.”

11. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Job 26: 6 Revelation 9: 11 Death = sheol Destruction = Abaddon

12. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Matthew 25: 41 Revelation 20: 10 Not the abyss!! Tartarus Eternal lake of fire/sulfur Luke 8: 30-31 II Peter 2: 4

13. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Psalm 16: 7-11 Acts 2: 24-32 “you will not abandon me to sheol” “He was not abandoned to hades”

14. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Psalm 139: 7-8 “…if I make my bed in sheol, You are there.”

15. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Isaiah 14: 9-10 “Sheol is all astir to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you-”

16. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Daniel 12: 1-2 Revelation 20 Multitudes asleep in the dust An awakening A separation, based on a book

17. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Hosea 13: 14 “I will ransom them from the power of sheol; I will redeem them from death.”

18. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Amos 9: 2 “Though they dig down to the depths of sheol, from there My hand will take them.”

19. Sheol / Hades Greek He descended into hades Hebrew Matthew 12: 38-41 “From the depths of sheol I called for help, and you listened to my cry.” Jonah 2: 1-2 “…so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

20. Three Days in the Tomb The king’s forest/garden Nehemiah 2: 8 Hebrew = pardec Greek Septuagint = paradeisos

21. Three Days in the Tomb Revelation 2: 7 “Today you will be with Me in paradeisos.” Luke 23: 43 “…caught up to paradeisos” Greek = paradeisos II Corinthians 12: 4 Tree of life in the paradeisos of God

22. Three Days in the Tomb The place of spiritual reward for the righteous is often referred to in Hebrew as Gan Eden (GAHN ehy-DEHN) (the Garden of Eden). This is not the same place where Adam and Eve were; it is a place of spiritual perfection. Hebrew = pardecGreek = paradeisos http://www.jewfaq.org/olamhaba.htm

23. Three Days in the Tomb Only the very righteous go directly to Gan Eden. The average person descends to a place of punishment and/or purification, generally referred to as Gehinnom (guh-hee-NOHM) (in Yiddish, Gehenna), but sometimes as She'ol or by other names. Hebrew = pardecGreek = paradeisos

24. Three Days in the Tomb The period of time in Gehinnom does not exceed 12 months, and then ascends to take his place on Olam Ha-Ba. (The World to Come) Hebrew = pardecGreek = paradeisos

25. Three Days in the Tomb Only the utterly wicked do not ascend at the end of this period; their souls are punished for the entire 12 months. Sources differ on what happens at the end of those 12 months: some say that the wicked soul is utterly destroyed and ceases to exist while others say that the soul continues to exist in a state of consciousness of remorse. Hebrew = pardec Greek = paradeisos

26. Three Days in the Tomb Abraham’s side/lap/bosom In hades, where he was in torment He is comforted, you are in agony Separated by a great fixed gulf/chasm Luke 16: 19-31

27. Three Days in the Tomb Purgatory (Lat., "purgare", to make clean, to purify) in accordance with Catholic teaching is a Place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God’s grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions. Roman Catholic - Purgatory www.newadvent.org

28. Three Days in the Tomb the living aid the dead by their prayers and works of satisfaction Whether our works of satisfaction performed on behalf of the dead avail purely out of God’s benevolence and mercy, or whether God obliges himself in justice to accept our vicarious atonement, is not a settled question. Roman Catholic - Purgatory www.newadvent.org

29. Three Days in the Tomb indulgences may be applied to the souls detained in purgatory our prayers and our sacrifices can help those who are still waiting in purgatory Roman Catholic - Purgatory www.newadvent.org

30. Three Days in the Tomb Many people have died without receiving a valid baptism, and they cannot undergo this precious ritual as mere spirits. "Because all on the earth do not have the opportunity to accept the gospel during mortality, the Lord has authorized baptisms performed by proxy for the dead. Mormon – Baptism for the Dead www.ldschurchtemples.com/

31. Three Days in the Tomb Therefore, those who accept the gospel in the spirit world may qualify for entrance into God's kingdom" One thing that should be made perfectly clear about Mormon baptisms for the dead is that each deceased soul has the personal choice to accept or reject it. Mormon – Baptism for the Dead www.ldschurchtemples.com/

32. Three Days in the Tomb There is nothing in Mormonism that states that the person who is being baptized by proxy must accept this ordinance; he or she is simply given the opportunity to choose. Mormon – Baptism for the Dead www.ldschurchtemples.com/

33. Three Days in the Tomb “…true believers will enjoy paradise on earth while 144,000 of the anointed rule with Jesus in heaven. Others will be annihilated, not punished eternally, since Hell is the grave.” Jehovah’s Witnesses – Hell is the grave Amarillo Globe News 7/16/11 Also see: www.watchman.org/jw/jwafterl.htm

34. Three Days in the Tomb Job 26: 6 Revelation 20: 10 Place of departed dead, relatives Sheol/Hades Genesis 37: 35 Not final/eternal Temporary – then released Job 14: 13-14

35. Three Days in the Tomb Psalm 139: 8 Isaiah 14: 9 David/Jesus not abandoned there Sheol/Hades Psalm 16: 10 Acts 2: 31 Righteous & unrighteous God can go there Psalm 139: 8

36. Three Days in the Tomb Temporary – waiting for ‘separation’ Sheol/Hades Daniel 12: 1-2 God will ransom, redeem, release Hosea 13: 14 Amos 9: 2 Job 14: 13-14

37. Three Days in the Tomb Immediate, knowing afterlife Sheol/Hades Luke 23: 43 Divided – righteous > comfort unrighteous > agony unrighteous > agony Un-crossable gulf Luke 16: 25-26

39. Three Days in the Tomb “…death and Hades gave up the dead” Sheol/Hades Revelation 20: 13-15 “And I hold the keys to death and Hades.” Revelation 2: 11; 21: 8 Revelation 1: 18 “He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.”

40. Ascended – led captives in His train Descended to the lower, earthly regions Three Days in the Tomb Ephesians 4: 7-10 Psalm 68: 17-18

41. “On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever.” Three Days in the Tomb Isaiah 25: 6-8 I Corinthians 15: 54-57

42. “…and free those held in slavery by their fear of death.” “so that He might taste death for everyone.” Three Days in the Tomb Hebrews 2: 14-15 Hebrews 2: 9

43. “…and preached to the spirits in prison.” “…the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead…” Three Days in the Tomb I Peter 3: 18-22 I Peter 4: 1-6

45. “…the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead…” Three Days in the Tomb I Peter 4: 6 “…the gospel… that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven…” Colossians 1: 21-23

46. The message of Christ “Did they not hear? Of course they did.” Three Days in the Tomb Romans 10: 16-18 “There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.” “…to the ends of the world.” Psalm 19: 1-4

47. “For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities — his eternal power and divine nature — have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” Three Days in the Tomb Romans 1: 18-20

48. There is NO excuse “…since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts…” Three Days in the Tomb Romans 2: 12-16

49. IX. The Descent of Christ Into Hell. STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. Chief Controversy concerning This Article. 4]4] For it is sufficient that we know that Christ descended into hell, destroyed hell for all believers, and delivered them from the power of death and of the devil, from eternal condemnation and the jaws of hell. But how this occurred we should [not curiously investigate, but] reserve until the other world, where not only this point [mystery], but also still others will be revealed, which we here simply believe, and cannot comprehend with our blind reason. 4]