He descended first to the underworld...
The caption cites Ephesians 4 and Colossians 2 but to understand Christ's descent into the underworld in the time between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection and His eternal victory over the power of death, theologians have looked to many passages, among them:1 Peter 3:19-20 1 Peter 4:6 Acts 2: 31 2 Corinthians 2:14
The descent of the Baptized into Christ's own death, their deliverance, and final Resurrection is prefigured.
Original copper-plate engraving by Karl Remshardt (1638-1735) from a German Catholic New Testament printed in 1709.
All are Welcome in this Place...Christian Hymn
Sung by RICHARD CARNEY
Let us build a house
where love can dwell
And all can safely live,
A place where
saints and children tell
How hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
Rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions;
Let us build a house where prophets speak,
And words are strong and true,
Where all God's children dare to seek
To dream God's reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
And a symbol of God's grace;
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
Let us build a house where love is found
In water, wine and wheat:
A banquet hall on holy ground,
Where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
Is revealed in time and space;
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.