Lesson 8: On Christ9 s descent into Hell, and on his resurrection and ascension into Heaven

1. Where did Christ's soul go after his death?

It descended into Hell. A p. Cr.

2. Did Christ's soul descend into the hell of the damned?

No; but to a place of rest, called Limbo. Acts h. 24, 27. Psalms, xv. 10.

3. Who were in Limbo?

The souls of the saints, who died before Christ

4. Why did Christ descend into Limbo!

St. Peter says, to preach to those spirits that were in prison; that is, to announce to them in person the joyful tidings of their redemption. 1 Pet. iii. 19.

5. Why did not the souls of the saints, who died before Christ, go to heaven immediately after their death?

Because heaven was shut against them by the sin of our first parents; and could not bo opened to any one, but by the death of Christ.

6. When did the souls of the saints, who died before Christ, go to heaven?

When Christ ascended into heaven.

7. Where was Christ's body when his soul was in Limbo?

In the sepulchre or grave.

8. On what day did Christ rise from the dead?

On Easter Sunday, the third day after he was crucified, he rose in body and soul, glorious and humor tal, from the dead.

9. What does the resurrection of Christ prove?

That, as by dying on the cross, he showed, himself a real mortal man, so by raising himself from the dead, he proved himself God. Ap. Cr.

10. How long did Christ stay on earth after his resurrection?

Forty days; to show that he was truly risen from the dead, and to instruct his apostles.

11. After Christ had remained forty days on earth, where did he go?

On ascension day, he ascended from Mount Oliret, with his body and soul, into heaven. Ap. Cr.

12. Where is Christ in heaven?

He sits at the right hand of God, tlte Father Almighty. Ap. Cr.

13. What do }7ou mean by saying, that Christ sits at the right hand of God?

I mean, that Christ, as God, is equal to his Father in all things; and as man, is in the highest place in heaven, next to God in power and glory.

14. What did Christ promise to his apostles before he ascended into heaven?

That he would send the Holy Ghost, the spirit of truth, to teach them all things, and to abide with them for ever. John, xiv.