Occurs in the phrase "He descended into Hell," and refers not to the abode of the damned, but to the abode of the just who had died before Christ's death, limbo, as it is called, a place where they were awaiting Him so as to enter Heaven with Him.
Hell in the Apostles' Creed
Hell in the Apostles' Creed
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