Jesus says that the gates of the netherworld (in the original language, “Hades”) shall not prevail over His Church (cf. Matthew 16:18).
The bold declaration of the Son of God and Second Person of the Blessed Trinity is not that Satan and the evil minions will cease scouring the world in pursuit of stealing Christian souls, but that even the full fury of the underworld’s demonic forces never is a match for God and His Church.
Safe haven now and for eternity is guarenteed for those who intentionally live as members of His Church.
The Gates of Hell (French: La Porte de l’Enfer) by French artist Auguste Rodin depicts a scence from Dante Alighieri’s classic work The Inferno.
