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In reply to the discussion: What is so special about Jesus dieing? [View all]Drale
(7,932 posts)27. The apposals creed states that
he died and descended to the dead. Most scholars tend to state that Jesus went to the land of the dead before returning and 40 days later ascending into heaven, opening the gates so the faithful could enter. Before that you just want to the "land of the dead" when you died, but now you could get into heaven. That's the way I always learned it anyway.
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Because his dieing brought forth the hippie fashion trend of ruining perectly good tshirts:
Cooley Hurd
Mar 2013
#3
Spending too much time with the circlejerkers in the Gundgeon ?....try reading a book, any book. Nt
pkdu
Mar 2013
#6
"But let us not talk of that perfection of non-violence. It requires greater heroism
struggle4progress
Mar 2013
#11
When the talking serpent talked Eve into eating the forbidden fruit, who then shared it with Adam,
ZombieHorde
Mar 2013
#26
Because he's coming back to judge the quick, the dead, and the bad spellers.
PassingFair
Mar 2013
#29