Descent Meaning In The Bible. Dec 31 2000 This would refer to Christs incarnation His descent to the earth. It does not refer to the place we recognize today as hell it refers to the physical state of death.
The act of descending. Dec 31 2000 This would refer to Christs incarnation His descent to the earth. As they fled before Israel the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky along the descent of Beth-horon all the way to Azekah and they died.
However occurrences of the term descents as compounds of place names are much fewer than ascents.
The heroes or the gods descend into Hades to perform a rescue to triumph over death or as part of the recurring seasons of the agricultural year. The Christian holiday of Pentecost is a moveable feast which is celebrated the 50th day the seventh Sunday from Easter Sunday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks as described in the Acts of the Apostles Acts 2131. It does not refer to the place we recognize today as hell it refers to the physical state of death. Many such ascents and descents appear in the OT.
