Jesus did not descend into Gehenna?
I was recently told Jesus did not descend into Hell, because Hell is complete separation from God and eternal death. The terms Sheol and Hades may be synonymous in scripture, but do not mean Hell. When Jesus returns he will throw Hades, death, and the devil into Hell. So this should be good news, your brother didn't go to Hell when he died, he is only in Hades waiting to go to Hell. The creed says Jesus went into Hell. Amazingly, in the Greek Apostles creed it says, κατελθόντα εἰς τὰ κατώτατα (descended into the lower place). The Latin says, descendit ad ínfernos, (descended into Inferno). In the vulgate, ínfernos is used in place of both Sheol and Hades. Therefore, Jesus descended into Hades/Sheol/Hell! But there is a Heaven and Hell now, Hell is Hades the place of the dead and Heaven is the place of the living. When Jesus returns, there is the resurrection of the dead and the living dwell on the new earth or new creation and the unbelievers end up in Ete...