Edited sentence: At the same time, it is held that on His death, Jesus descended into hell - thereby defeating satan on his own home territory, as well as on Earth.In other words, Jesus is seen as breaking the power of sin, death and the devil through His voluntary sacrifice on the cross.Jesus being the perfect sacrifice means that our sin no longer necessitates death and destruction (see Romans 6).Note also that the Christus Victor view can be - and in many cases is - held in conjunction with the Juridcial view.Since sin is the devils stronghold on mankind, and death and destruction is the devil's mission, the sacrifice of Jesus - while fulfilling the role of a new covenent promise and a sacrificial payment as required by Old Testement Law - broke all power that the devil had against mankind.This resurrection broke the bonds of death and provided the way for all men to live again after they die - to be resurrected themselves