According to patristic teaching, the devil did not recognize in christ the incarnate god. In christian theology, the harrowing of hell is the triumphant descent of christ into hell or. Using scripture, the patristic tradition and liturgical texts, archbishop hilarion explores the mysterious. Archbishop hilarion alfeyev, christ the conqueror of hell. They rather depict the descent of christ into hades, or to be more precise, the rising of christ out of hell.
In the descent into hell, jesus has conquered hell and hell remains a place of his presence. Is that what we mean when we say jesus descended into hell. Christ descended into hell not as another victim of the devil, but as a conqueror. The descent into hades from an orthodox perspective archbishop hilarion alfeyev thanks to the wide availability of the internet all over the world, it is now possible to instantly share any file with people from all corners of the globe. In eastern and western theological traditions his grace.
Metropolitan hilarion alfeyev, in his book christ the conqueror of hell, makes this observation concerning christs descent into hades. At present he is the metropolitan of volokolamsk, the. Christ the conqueror of hell a russian orthodox church. The byzantine and old russian icons of the resurrection of christ never depict the resurrection itself, i. Universalism in the orthodox octoechoes according to hilarion. He descended in order to bind up the powerful and to plunder his vessels. Christ the conqueror in this short video paul washer speaks of christ s great victory in the cross. Christ the conqueror of hell orthodox church in america. He went to the realm of the dead as the conqueror of sin, death. Christ, sometimes with a cross in his hand, is represented as raising adam, eve and other personages of the biblical history from hell. The following sermon transcript does not match the video version of the sermonit matches only the audio version.
The descent into hades from an orthodox perspective archbishop hilarion alfeyev on. He also reveals hades as a place of divine presence, a place where the spiritual fate of a person may still change. Prayers for the easter season, year b, compiled by jennifer gregory miller, 2011, prayers and hymns for the easter season. The event father schmemann refers to is christs descent into hell, where he overcomes the final power of death and brings forth the people it held captive.
The descent into hades from an orthodox perspective by archbishop hilarion alfeyev. Christ the conqueror december 14, 2019 dan peterson patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and. The descent into hades from an orthodox perspective st vladimirs seminary press, 2009. Holy saturdays services are essential to understand this, and to take part in it. Pdf extra ecclesiam nulla salus, sed extra mundum nulla. All credit for this video goes to pastor paul washer. The descent into hades from an orthodox perspective, a muchneeded service in the struggle to balance. The descent into hades from an orthodox perspective, archbishop hilarion. On one hand, this could mean that people who continually resist gods love experience gods presence as hell. The descent into hades from an orthodox perspective, a muchneeded service in the struggle to balance uncompromising orthodoxy with a generous mercy. Hilarion alfeyev performs, in his latest book, christ the conqueror of hell. The descent into hades from an orthodox perspective 9780881410617 by archbishop hilarion alfeyev. Under the saviours feet is the black abyss of the nether world.