Christ's Descent into Hades (The Harrowing of Hell)

Where was Jesus during His three days in the tomb? Well, Christian theology teaches that His spirit descended into Hades and wiped it out. LINKS: The opening track is a stunning rendition of a Georgian melody for the Paschal Troparion. Hear it in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwnhXCZ_lY Read the Paschal Homily by Saint John Chrysostom: https://www.oca.org/fs/sermons/the-paschal-sermon Watch our video about the Resurrection icon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOkL11HUqrg An article by Fr Stephen DeYoung about the harrowing of hell and Psalm 24: https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2019/04/25/lift-up-your-heads-o-ye-gates-psalm-24-and-the-harrowing-of-hades/ The amazing homily by Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus about the Lord's descent into Hades: https://www.holycrossoca.org/newslet/1204.html#:~:text=Something%20strange%20is%20happening%20%2D%20there,ever%20since%20the%20world%20began A collection of articles about the Harrowing of Hades by Kyle at @barrelagedfaith : https://www.barrelagedfaith.com/p/harrowing-of-hades-in-lewis-and-tolkien A video about the descent, and about the Holy Fire in Jerusalem, from @TheTransfiguredLife : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5DhBQ1kpuY An article concerning Scripture and Early Church teaching about Holy Saturday: https://orthodoxbridge.com/2018/04/06/evidence-christs-descent-hell/ A dramatised audiobook about the Harrowing of Hades by @CreativeOrthodox : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsxWavgcPCo Another article about the harrowing of hell and Holy Saturday: https://orthochristian.com/78632.html Yet another article about Christ's Descent into Hades and why it matters: https://theoriatv.substack.com/p/christs-descent-into-hades-after Another article about the dogma of the Christ's descent into Hades: https://myocn.net/the-dogma-of-christs-descent-into-hades/ Amongst our supporters keeping this channel alive are our friends at Orthodox Youth Ministries. Learn more about them here: https://www.theoym.org Please consider joining our little cohort of supporters and help us make MORE of these videos by donating here: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/