Good Friday: Where Did Jesus Go After He Died?

Jesus' promise to meet the thief in paradise seems to conflict with the Apostles' Creed

The Apostles Creed appears to be at odds with Jesus promise to the thief on the cross. Jesus told the thief, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). Yet the Apostles’ Creed says, “He descended into hell.”

So which is it? After Jesus died on the cross, did his spirit go to hell or paradise?

To answer this question, we n…