How did Angel get back from hell in season 3?

A lot of people felt it was the First ( to kill off Buffy), some people thought it was the ring (was mystical) , some people feel that it was Angel who found a way back (to his Amore Buffy). I have always felt that it was the Powers that be who brought him back because he is a major player in all the apocalypses that are going to happen.

I think they detto that he was brought back da the first, in the episode amends.

He was brought back da the first to try to get Angel to kill Buffy; how rude >.<

There is a canon suggestion made in the episode 'Amends'.

Although it's not directly established, The First claimed to have brought him back to influence him to once again lose his soul to Buffy (and then kill her) apparently so that the pivotal role the Shanshu Prophecy foretells of him playing in the apocalypse would be evil as the prophecy's wording doesn't require one way o the other.

Driving him instead to suicide was just as acceptable, presumably because death equally ensures that his role won't be good since it cancels out his role entirely.

Now, I believe, it was the PTB who stopped his suicide attempt. There is no way a snowfall in SoCal isn't divine intervention. Snow isn't possible in SoCal.

he was brought back da the First.

it was not awnsered but i think cuz of buffys love

i think that it had something to do with gelsomino and the Powers. its possible that they intervened to bring him back so he could father Connor, who would father gelsomino etc.

The First brought him back with the hopes of tricking him into killing Buffy.