It's a symbol of the ultimate love of Jesus Christ and the choice of a future eternity with
him DEFEATING DEATH AND HELL!!!
Not exact matches
Before the «Dispensation of Grace» of God, by which we are saved through «Faith in Jesus Christ» as Lord
and our personal Savior, Jesus Christ fulfilled the «Law of God» on our behalf during His ministry on earth, died on the «Holy Cross» for the «Remission of Our Sins» once
and for all, descended to
hell and defeated death, then rose from the dead on the third day bringing us «Eternal Life»
and «Reconciliation» with God the Father!
The Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled the Law on our behalf, died on the Holy Cross for the remission of our sins (became sin
and curse for us) descended to
hell and defeated death (keys of which were held by Satan,) rose from the dead on the third day bringing us eternal life
and reconciliation with God the Father, then ascended to Heaven promising us the Holy Spirit
and preparing the place for us.
Jesus is the savior of the world, He is the son of God, He lived to set an example of how we should live, He
defeated death to overcome sin
and hell, so we may be forgiven for our sins
and live on after this mortal experience.
In its most developed form the Descent into Hades became the Harrowing of
Hell in which
death is finally
defeated,
Hell harrowed,
and all the saints set free.
After
defeating this boss, Dante will be armed with
Death's scythe, a powerful holy cross,
and will be ready to tear open the Gates of
Hell.