
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.