What is this doctrine called and its timeline

[Big_Dummy]

Ephesians 4:8
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Matthew 27:52
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

1 Peter 3:19
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

1 Peter 4:6
For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

Ephesians 4:8
This is why it says:When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.

Luke 23:43
Jesus answered him, I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.

2 Corinthians 12:4
was caught up to paradise. He heard inexpressible things, things that man is not permitted to tell.

Revelation 2:7
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

paradise was moved to heaven by Jesus while he was in the grave.

 

[Todd_Easton]

Most of the verses you cite refer to “the harrowing of hell.” (source)

2 Cor 12:4 refers to a private revelation, a vision.

Matt 27:52-53 may refer to “the first resurrection” mentioned in Rev 20:4-6.

The harrowing of hell occurred between Christ’s death on the cross and his resurrection. Matt 27:52-53 refers to an event that occurred after Jesus’ resurrection.

 

[Barbkw]

In RCIA this weekend, we talked about these verses in connection with the Apostle’s Creed, Arianism and the Nicene Creed. In addition, we talked about how Purgatory ties into these readings.

From usccb.org/nab/bible/ephesians/ephesians4.htm

Luke 23:43

Jesus answered him, I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.

Ephesians 4:8

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

The “seven unities” (church, Spirit, hope; Lord, faith in Christ [Eph 1:13], baptism; one God) reflect the triune structure of later creeds in reverse.

3 [8-10] While the emphasis is on an ascension and gift-giving by Christ, there is also a reference in taking prisoners captive to the aeons and powers mentioned at Eph 1:21; 2:2; 3:10; 6:12.

Matthew 27:52

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

31 [51-53] Veil of the sanctuary . . . bottom: cf Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45. Luke puts this event immediately before the death of Jesus.

There were two veils in the Mosaic tabernacle on the model of which the temple was constructed, the outer one before the entrance of the Holy Place and the inner one before the Holy of Holies (see Exodus 26:31-36).

Only the high priest could pass through the latter and that only on the Day of Atonement (see Lev 16:1-18).

Probably the torn veil of the gospels is the inner one. The meaning of the scene may be that now, because of Jesus’ death, all people have access to the presence of God, or that the temple, its holiest part standing exposed, is now profaned and will soon be destroyed.

The earth quaked . . . appeared to many: peculiar to Matthew. The earthquake, the splitting of the rocks, and especially the resurrection of the dead saints indicate the coming of the final age.

In the Old Testament the coming of God is frequently portrayed with the imagery of an earthquake (see Psalm 68:9; 77:19), and Jesus speaks of the earthquakes that will accompany the “labor pains” that signify the beginning of the dissolution of the old world (Matthew 24:7-8).

For the expectation of the resurrection of the dead at the coming of the new and final age, see Daniel 12:1-3.

Matthew knows that the end of the old age has not yet come (Matthew 28:20), but the new age has broken in with the death (and resurrection; cf the earthquake in Matthew 28:2) of Jesus; see the note on Matthew 16:28.

After his resurrection: this qualification seems to be due to Matthew’s wish to assert the primacy of Jesus’ resurrection even though he has placed the resurrection of the dead saints immediately after Jesus’ death.