Concerning the Descent to Hades.

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Chapter XXIX.—Concerning the Descent to Hades.

The soul ²²⁴⁵ when it was deified descended into Hades, in order that, just as the Sun of Righteousness ²²⁴⁶ rose for those upon the earth, so likewise He might bring light to those who sit under the earth in darkness p. 73b and shadow of death ²²⁴⁷ : 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 ²²⁴⁸ , and became to those who believed the Author of everlasting salvation and to those who did not believe a reproach of their unbelief ²²⁴⁹ , so He might become the same to those in Hades ²²⁵⁰ : That every knee should bow to Him, of things in heaven, and things in earth and things under the earth ²²⁵¹ . And thus after He had freed those who had been bound for ages, straightway He rose again from the dead, shewing us the way of resurrection.