Athanasian Creed (Worcester) n. 159

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159. In the doctrine of our Faith it is also said that the Lord overcame death, and ascended with triumph into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father. What else is meant by "death" which He overcame, and by "triumph," than the subjugation of the hells? For "death" signifies hell, because all who are there are called "dead." And what else is meant by "sitting at the right hand of the Father," than the Divine omnipotence? For how can a human which is not at the same time Divine, sit at the right hand of the infinite Divine?


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