Catechism of the Catholic Church
Paragraph 633
Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, "hell" - Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek-because those who are there are deprived of the vision of God. Such is the case for all the dead, whether evil or righteous, while they await the redeemer: which does not mean that their lot is identical, as Jesus shows through the parable of the poor man Lazarus who was received into "Abraham's bosom": "It is precisely these holy souls, who awaited their Savior in Abraham's bosom, whom Christ the Lord delivered when he descended into hell." Jesus did not descend into hell to deliver the damned, nor to destroy the hell of damnation, but to free the just who had gone before him. (1033)
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Related passages (suggestions)
- Romans 10:7·BibleRomans 10:7
ou: ‘Quem descerá ao abismo?’. Isto é, para fazer voltar Cristo dentre os mortos”.
- Revelation 20:13·BibleRevelation 20:13
O mar restituiu os mortos que nele estavam. Do mesmo modo, a morte e a morada subterrânea. Cada um foi julgado segundo as suas obras.
- Psalms 48:15·BiblePsalms 48:15
Como um rebanho serão postos no lugar dos mortos; a morte é seu pastor e os justos dominarão sobre eles. Depressa desaparecerão suas figuras, a região dos mortos será sua morada.
- Psalms 54:16·BiblePsalms 54:16
Que a morte os colha de improviso, que eles desçam vivos à mansão dos mortos. Porque entre eles, em suas moradas, só há perversidade.