Substitutionary Atonement and Harrowing of Hell

[trulytheone]

Since Christ, according to Lutherans, bore the wrath of God due to sinners, is it the case that Lutherans interpret Christ's descent to Hades as Christ suffering from the fires of Hell for three days?

 

[tampasteve]

Not that I have ever heard.

BTW, great to see someone from the Philippines here! I have a few people I work with that live there.

 

[ViaCrucis]

Since Christ, according to Lutherans, bore the wrath of God due to sinners, is it the case that Lutherans interpret Christ's descent to Hades as Christ suffering from the fires of Hell for three days?

No, Christ's descent into Hades is Christ's vanquishing and defeat over it. Christ's descent is not about Him suffering, but Him conquering. Having suffered death once and for all, He swallows death up in victory by His defeating death and hell; for He descended into hell, ransacked it, and rose from the dead with victory, for He has the keys of Hades (Revelation 1:18).

-CryptoLutheran

 

[FireDragon76]

Since Christ, according to Lutherans, bore the wrath of God due to sinners, is it the case that Lutherans interpret Christ's descent to Hades as Christ suffering from the fires of Hell for three days?

Traditionally Lutherans understood it as both a humiliation and a victory.

The idea of Jesus being punished in our place isn't quite as prominent as in some Evangelical Reformed traditions, who tend to interpret Christ's death along strictly juridical lines.