The idea of Christ preaching the good news in the realm of the dead gave me goosebumps.

Dr.Pitre is preaching while he's teaching.long live Dr.Pitre.i will pray for you.

Dr. Pitre, you are an excellent catechist, and we are lucky to have you!

Jesus was with the apostles for forty days after arising from the dead he continued to teach them and complete their understanding of what had occurred

Dr. Pitre is like crazy fascinated with faith and enthusiastic about everything about it, and he's a great teacher! God bless Dr. Pitre and Catholic Productions.

Amen, praised be Jesus Christ.

In the last option, it suddenly hit me that Jesus had a soul like ours. We repeat it in the Creed, but I had trouble separating soul and divinity. Now it makes sense that He preached to the dead and needed both soul and divinity for that!

Even though Im not romam catholic, when I first read that passage it seemed to me that the interpretatiom was more close tonthe fourth option that Dr Pitre mention here. Thanks for this video, It brings me great comfort to know that Christ even saved those who had already left this world. God bless to everyone

Bless you Dr Pitre!!

Yes he went to preach to the souls under the old covenant, this confirms Ephesians 4:9,10

Thank you so much.. so amazing! 😇🙏❤️

God bless you Dr. Pitre

I appreciate this teaching for its balance and presentation of both the strengths and weaknesses of each opinion on what the scripture is saying. Holy Spirit guide us into all of God's truth !

When I was young I heard a nun say when Jesus descended to the dead he was going to teach catechism. Even if this interpretation is wrong, I find it cute and holy!

I find it interesting that Christ’s decent coincides with the Sabbath. In fact, making it the final “old” Sabbath for the dead (what the dead would expect according to their Jewish faith and expectations) and beginning the new one on His resurrection Easter Sunday.

Outstanding!

Thanks for this illuminating explanation Dr Pitre.

Thank you Dr. Pitre You always help me to understand better the Holy Scriptures 🙏

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Amen beautiful explanation

St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus (403 A.D.) “He has gone to search for our first parent, as for a lost sheep. Greatly desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, he has gone to free from sorrow the captives Adam and Eve, he who is both God and the son of Eve. “The Lord approached them bearing the cross, the weapon that had won him the victory. At the sight of him, Adam, the first man he had created, struck his breast in terror and cried out to everyone: ‘My Lord be with you all.’ Christ answered him: ‘And with your spirit.’ “He took him by the hand and raised him up, saying: ‘Awake, O sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will give you light! I did not create you to be held a prisoner in hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the life of the dead!'”

Wisdom 16:13 For it is thou, O Lord, that hast power of life and death, and leadest down to the gates of death, and bringest back again

This great threshing of the mystery of this revelation makes me realize how difficult it is to understand the nature of God. I don’t know if it’s a worthy thing to understand or ponder but when Christ talks to the apostles about the necessity of his going to heaven in order that he might send the Holy Spirit strikes me in a similar way. Is it possible to comprehend why Our Lord must Ascend into heaven first before he sends the Holy Spirit upon the Church? Are these mysteries important to wrap our heads around? Do they just emphasize the Lord’s lesson to us that “ his ways are not our ways” I don’t know if any of what I said is important or minutia, all that these scriptures point to, for me, is the awesomeness of Our God. And I do love to think on them even if they aren’t possible to clarify.

Thank you so much Mr Pitre for this explanation.

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Fantastic explanation ❤️

Very wise teachings,thank you very much once again and may our Good Lord Jesus give you more guidance and protection as you continue to perform this important teachings as far as Catholic teachings are concerned 🙏🙏🙏

Luke 16:19-31. Is a good example where Jesus went to preaching to the dead. In this parable it is made clear that there are two chambers where the dead reside. I due believe Jesus descended to preach to the dead people awaiting his return and not to the fallen angels. Jesus has power over all. Thanks to the pastor for the clarification to those who might not be as familiar or new readers of rhe bible. Let us remember that only through Jesus we are saved. Praise the Lord of lord's and King of kings and let us thank God for His love and Mercy.

Says elsewhere that saints were seen walking around in Jerusalem around this time. A guess would be that they were released by Jesus exactly like it says.

The Just that died before Jesus were in the “Bosom of Abraham” Sheol. Jesus went to tell them that Heaven was now open, the Good News!

Thank you for the spirit words of wisdom. awaiken my soul.. helps us go closer nearer to our God.

I feel like he literally stole my comments and made a KZfaq video about it when I was arguing with the witches about witchcraft over a year ago on some KZfaq channel but power is to Jesus. It's amazing how the holy Spirit works

Can you imagine being in Sheol, and in comes Jesus? Oh man I would weep with joy!

Because Christ was Divine, death could not hold him. Christ in the tomb descended into Hades, not the Hades of the damned but the holding place for the dead Sheol and proclaimed the Gospel to those imprisoned spirits who had not heard the Gospel, from the time of Noah. Thereby openening the gates of Heaven which remained closed until then, taking those souls with him into heaven who prior to this had not heard Chist preach.

I am truly astounded with the explanation it was explained so vividly clear that even a commoner like who is biblically illiterate can comprehend.Thanks!

We will never know unless we're blessed and worthy enough to see Our Lord and Saviour in paradise.

Jesus is not just the God of the living but also of the dead. He is not just Immanuel for us living but also Immanuel for those who died before he was incarnated.

WOW to have this cleared up is a huge blessing. I read the catachism but without a knowledgeable teacher to help you understand it, it was not an understanding I could attain to!

Hell was once separated into two parts in which Hell is the separation from God Who dwells in Heaven. When people think about Hell their thought is Gehenna which is both Purgatory where souls are purified and the Hell of the Damned where the unrepentant sinners both souls and demons remain forever. As Jesus discusses in Scripture many times over. The other part of Hell no longer exists it's the Bosom of Abraham also called the Limbo of the Fathers the dwelling of the righteous dead prior before the Advent of Jesus's Glory. The souls in the Limbo of the Fathers couldn't enter into Heaven because of original sin whether they entered directly into the Limbo of the Fathers or undergone a final purification in Purgatory before entering into the Limbo of the Fathers. The Limbo of the Fathers was a paradise in which these souls enjoyed the company of each other but it was an imperfect paradise as God was distant from them as God dwells in Heaven. When Jesus descended into Hell it was where the righteous dwelt in the Limbo of the Fathers and it was the Harrowing of Hell that Jesus opened the way into Heaven as He delivered these souls as well as all future souls of the righteous into Heaven where they would be with God. Like I said the Limbo of the Fathers no longer exists as original sin can no longer separate people from God because of Jesus.

Thank you for this brilliant and logical explanation. It made so much sense to me. God bless you. I can now try to sound intelligent if asked about it. Will share it with others.

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Great video! I believe he did both 2 and 3 of the views. Both make sense.

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I’m listening to the Bible, is it ok to start at the beginning ? I’m right now at 1 Kings and am taking in what I can. Sometimes listening twice (second Samuel).

Dr Pitre can you a section on the 144 thousand.

Amen I pray everyday for the salvation of the Lord Jesus in his name I ask for forgiveness amen

Very good insights

Thank you so much!!!

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So you talked about Classical, Medieval and Modern interpretations but are there any contemporary interpretations?

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mystical city of God, venurable mary of agreda also speaks of three spheres in which Jesus went. one to john baptist and others to adam and eve and then the old testament patriarchs and pple. can you please do a video on that concerning this topic? thank you for your insight

Hello Dr. Brant Pitre. Can we connect the passage "the Spirit in the Prison" to purgatory? Thank you and Godbless

I know it is not a book in the Bible, but I recently watched a video on KZfaq. It is called the Gospel of Nicodemus and the acts of Pilate. I believe it is scriptural. It discusses in length of christ conquered death and Hell. It also explains what happened to the people that were raised from the dead.

Where does Abraham bosom enter into this picture of Sheol? It was divided into Abrahams bosom and Hades. The souls in Hades had rejected God and the promise of a messiah but those in Abraham’s bosom we’re not in torment.

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We are fortunate to have you explain this. We say the Apostles' Creed during mass on special occasions but priests dont explain at all.

Jesus descent into hell to preach the good news and redemption so does this imply that hell has an end when the souls there in will be free?

Which book is that ,Lord Confusious.

If you guys are interested in this topic check out the gospel of nicodemus:christs descent into hell. It was in the apocrypha. Taken out of the bible a few hundred years ago

This is tremendously interesting,thank you for sharing. For what my humble opinion is worth,I completely agree with you,and your final theory. Praise Almighty GOD.

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When I was taught the Catholic catechism in the 60’s, we were told no Catholic who wasn’t a Bishop had the right to interpret the Bible. Has this been changed?

I admit. I’m still confused lol. I missed something, Did he take the ones with him or did he just preach to them & leave them there? 🤷🏾‍♂️.

It's odd that we think it so scary "the idea of Christ going to the place of the dead". It's like we lose touch with the fact that he is God, the creator of Sheol. Once he was put to death & freed from his human body, he would be again fully empowered, being God. Nothing that he created would scare or hurt him.

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"The soul that sinneth, it shall die." - Ezekiel 18:20 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin." - 2nd Corinthians 5:21 "Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once; but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God." - Romans 6:9,10 KJV I submit therefore, that when Christ died on the cross, so did his soul.

Jesus Christ said "I am the resurrection and life. God gave him Christ Jesus that power of all His wonderful creation to bring back life. Alpha, the first to do so.

Dr Petri, why did Jesus need to preach to the souls in hell if those souls are already condemn?

Peter draws a contrast between Jesus being put to death while a human and his resurrection back into his angelic spirit form. It was in that spirit form that he could access the spirit realm. The problem lies when people want to make the scriptures back up what THEY WANT TO BELIEVE. Jesus didn't take any trip when he died. His corpse was CARRIED by others. Hades is translated as Hell and the Grave. The dead END up in hell or the grave. To descend into hell means being put in a grave. Simple for those who have no preconceived ideas.

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This one is confusing. I thought it meant the harrowing of hell, with the 4 levels? Releasing the OT Saints?

What about Witnessing to the AntiChrist? I have Heard that One as well.

in his General Audience of 11 January 1989, John-Paul II claimed that the descent of Our Lord into hell/realm of the dead (however you want to phrase it) in the Creed and in St Peter's epistle simply means His body was buried in the tomb. this seems to be clear heresy and contrary to the Church's teaching for 2,000 years. I'd be fascinated on Brant's views on JPII's rather odd non Catholic teachings

How did his followers know Jesus went to hell and back?

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Very hard subject! Descend into Hell as believers or as unbelievers, before Judgment day or after Judgment day!

I often wonder if Aquinas or Augustine were alive today, would they have the same world view?

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After Jesus descending to hell, He resurrected in his new heavenly body before ascending to heaven, He told Mary not to touch Him because he had not yet ascended to Heaven. So why do you teach that when a true christian dies, he goes to heaven although the person has not resurrected yet?

Could this type of hell be purgatory or nah

I have a question. Albeit it may be dumb. If Jesus is recognized to be the Word of God, then when the father speaks in the NT (for example the baptism of Jesus) how is this understood? No longer is it the Word preexisting that speaks but rather the father on his own accord. So my question is when can we really distinguish between who is speaking in the OT like the creation narrative commands, if the NT can demonstrate that the “Commands” can be said by the Father apart from the son?

Could made alive in the Spirit just be how they said alive in Spirit without body being alive?.

In Christianity, the term “Last Judgment” is generally understood as referring to an event in the distant future. In reality, however, the Last Judgment already took place long ago - namely, when Christ descended into hell after his crucifixion, penetrating into the domain of his adversary, Lucifer. There, he held a reckoning, spirit to spirit. Until that point, Lucifer had exercised an almost unrestricted dominion over his subjects. In accordance with the new law, Lucifer must now release every being who wishes to return home to the Father’s house. In the most precise detail, the new law maps out the ascent for all fallen creatures. This order is unchangeable - it will retain its validity until the “end of the world”, that is, until this earthly world has been spiritualized and the last spirit separated from God has found the path back into the kingdom of heaven. 1 Corinthians :3

Still not getting this, what is the point of preaching to the souls of those who were disobedient at the time of the flood, since these are damned souls? Augustine and Thomas make the most sense.

If Jesus went to the prison of darkness in deaths state, who was it that witnessed such an event?

My guess for Peter's motivation for writing that is he repeatedly got asked the same question everybody coming to Christianity now asks: "So you're saying everybody who sinned and died before the Resurrection is screwed?"

An interesting point, though, which Dr Pitre did not seem to address, is the fact that Moses and Elijah had apparently already escaped the World of the Dead even before Jesus' Passion/Death and Resurrection. The story of the Transfiguration has both of them appearing on the mountain and talking with Jesus. And we know from Scripture that Elijah, like the Virgin Mary, was taken up bodily to Heaven....it is less-clear about what happened with Moses, although there is a verse that says no one knows where he was buried, and that there was a supernatural argument about what was to happen to his body.

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We are made in the image of God, who is a spirit. Jesus' spirit descended into hades, suffered on our behalf experiencing the seperation from God meant for us all to suffer. Then God glorified Him for all to see, and He ministered who He Is, and gave them the good news. They were given a choice. Those who decided for Him, He set them free! God is fair. And in no way was not going to allow departed souls prior to Jesus, not to know of the Messiah so they could make a choice. We all will be given an opportunity to make a choice.

Matt23:9 Call no man father on earth.For one is your Father in Heaven. No Man.

John of Damascus An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith Book III Chapter 29. Concerning the Descent to Hades. The soul when it was deified descended into Hades, in order that, just as the Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:2 )rose for those upon the earth, so likewise He might bring light to those who sit under the earth in darkness and shadow of death (Isaiah 9:2) in order that just as He brought the message of peace to those upon the earth, and of release to the prisoners, and of sight to the blind , and became to those who believed the Author of everlasting salvation and to those who did not believe a reproach of their unbelief (1 Peter 3:19), so He might become the same to those in Hades : That every knee should bow to Him, of things in heaven, and things in earth and things under the earth. (Philippians 2:10) And thus after He had freed those who had been bound for ages, straightway He rose again from the dead, showing us the way of resurrection.

Fair play to this fellow ..Von Balthasar , John Paul II and Ben XVI have differing views and some differing within their own writing . Christ engages with all humanity , living and dead, because he is Lord of all ...in the Paschal Mystery .

I love the knowledge and accuracy in interpretation which is good dn't get me wrong but it is not uplifting,biblical studies and preaching God's word is two different things is like missing water & oil,but if he want to be a priest he need to pray hart to be blessed & hv touch of heaven

May I make some simple observations as an outsider? First, there could be a distinction between spirit and soul. By that I mean a soul is bound to a particular body or incarnation and the spirit is the "energizing motivator" that transcends particular incarnation (body) and any idea of an ego around that body. It would make sense to say that the soul is captured by the spirit, much like a body is "possessed" by a "demon". It is not mentioned as much, but saints are also "possessed" by "angels". The spirits, however are not identifiable with a particular incarnation, body, or ego. Thus, the "spirits in prison" would not be particular departed souls, such as your wicked uncle Harry, but the dominant negative emotional states animating the mind. When Christ was "made alive in the spirit", one can conclude that He returned to these dominate states - they be love and compassion. The current research on the Shroud of Turin imply that Christ was not a body with a soul, but a pure manifestation of spirit made visible to souls. The appearances after the Resurrection to some of the disciples is another indication of this ability (to appear as flesh). These states (love and compassion) are liberating. The "spirits in prison" have not experienced the liberation of love and compassion, and are thus bound, such as "in prison", to the harmful consequences of such states - such as anger, jealousy, lust, etc. Preaching to these spirits would be something like showing these spirits the consequences of these states, how these states are preventing happiness (binding or imprisoning them), and introducing them to the states that liberate, such as love and compassion. Alas, these spirits may not have had "the ears to hear".

I am/was confessed by the use of the word "hell". My understanding of hell is a place e for damned souls To spend eternity away from Christ and tormented. Purgatory is where would wait for 'the good news'. Now I think what is being said is help and purgatory are the same. Yes?