2009-09-18T10:36:34-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/descend/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%204:8-10&version=NIV 2009-09-18T10:36:34-05:00 If Jesus ascended into heaven, it follows that He must have descended in the first place. Christians believe that through his death on the cross, Christ actually descended into hell, and was raised up afterward to take his place on the throne of heaven.