The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

It refers to the Holy Spirit descending among the apostles - just as Jesus had said it would. Passers-by initially thought the apostles must be drunk because of their behaviour, but Peter ...

The Father sent the Son at the very moment the Holy Spirit overshadowed ... send a fuller outpouring of the Spirit, who descends like tongues of fire, on the apostles (cf. Acts 2:1-4).

Resurrection day is nearly upon us, and actress Roma Downey reminds us of the amazing and wonderful hope we have in Jesus.

The Holy Spirit's action is central to the movement of the plot. He descends on the apostles with power, inspires their preaching, tells them where to go and aids them in making doctrinal decisions.