Does the Apostles' Creed say that Jesus rose twice?
The short answer
No. Jesus rose from the dead only once. The Creed says he descended into hell and on the third day rose "again," that is, came back up, from the dead; then he ascended into heaven.
Jesus rose from the dead only once. The Creed reads: "He descended into hell. The third day he arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven."
Having gone down into hell, on the third day he came up "again" from the dead. Then he ascended into heaven. There is only one rising from the dead.
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