Transfiguration

[garysibio]

In all of my years of going to church I never heard anything being said about Moses going to Hades. Moses is an important prophetic teacher who led the Hebrew slaves from bondage and to the promised land.
Moses was never allowed to enter because he doubted that God would help him in his time of need. It never spoke of Moses being in Hades. Moses spirit was present at the transfiguration,as were Elijah’s spirit and Christ [bodily] and spirit also.

Christ was opening the gates of Heaven for both Elijah and Moses to enter into Gods Kingdom . Ask a preist to clarify what we may not be able to clarify for you.
Gods Blessings

                                          Mary  :cool:

Hades (Sheol) is not Hell. Prior to the death and resurrection of Jesus, everyone went there.

Gary

 

[luciasclay]

I don’t think there is a particular Catholic teaching on the matter of whether or not Moses was raised from the dead. Haydock’s Catholic Bible commentary on the Transfiguration in Matthew 17:3 says:
All interpreters agree, that Elias appeared in his own body, but various are their opinions with regard to the apparition of Moses. (source)

Thanks for the link.

 

[SHW]

So the teaching is people raised by the prophet ( the widows son ) the one who was raised when he touched elishas bones and the ones raised by Christ were all raised from the dead with mortal bodies but to be raised to heaven one will have immortal bodies ?

Yes. You are correct.

Also, “Hades” means “abode of the dead.” Hades is not necessarily “hell” as in “everlasting fire and brimstone” as some translations say. “Hell” is the abode of the condemned. Purgatory is part of Hades and these persons are not condemned. They are being purified of their venial sins. (Luke 16:22-24)

Pax,
SHW

 

[NHInsider]

I don’t know if you ever got an answer to this part of your inquiry:

Is the idea that Moses was raised a wholly novel invention of the protestant reformation or did it have others who held to that theory among either the pre-Christian jews or among the heretics over the course of history before the 1500’s ?

Thanks!

The book The Assumption of Moses was probably written sometime in the last century before Christ and was well-known in first-century Judaism and among the early Christians. It was not accepted as canonical although IIRC there are some citations of its text in Hebrews (in that list of horrible ways people died for the faith).

So it is not a new idea, no. It grew out of the statement in Deuteronomy that “no one knows” where Moses is buried, and the high esteem in which Moses was held among the Jewish people.

Hope that helps

 

[luciasclay]

I don’t know if you ever got an answer to this part of your inquiry:

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Hope that helps

I did not receive that answer and I thank you for this information.