Heaven

Like every human being as well as having a different conception in the different themes of life, they also have it in a subject as controversial as the existence of a heaven and hell. Many people consider hell as a place where all the people who commit their sins in life and for those who are not forgiven go; while other people experience it as a hell that is experienced while in tangible…

therefore placed in limbo. It confirms his human reasoning. Virgil carries all the characteristics of limbo. It makes him the best guide for hell, but also justifies the justice of god. He is wise, but without faith in Jesus, he is not allowed to enter heaven. Satan represents Treachery. It is the last circle of hell and is the worst place within hell. Satan is the one who committed the worst sin of betraying god. Treachery is the worst of hell and Satan is the one who committed the worst sin.…

On the other hand, Genesis 1-2 from the Bible shows that the Christian culture believes that a male deity created Earth; therefore patriarchal. Genesis 1-2 begins with nothing and a male God speaks the land, ocean, and heaven into existence. “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear” (Genesis 164). In Christian culture, a man is of higher power than a woman. “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make a…

how they can do good works instead. This expresses the Christian worldview's emphasis on absolute truth and ethics. Those who are forgiven of sins are also able to go to heaven. Embracing Jesus means making a commitment to live in God's kingdom. On earth, this is a state of mind but after death a Christian's soul goes to heaven where it dwells…

essentially symbolic narratives of the beginning of man. Throughout our societies and other countries, we all have our own sets of beliefs, which serve as our “creation story”. Most people in the United States I’d say believe that God created the heavens and the earth, and it all started with the creation of Adam and then Eve. Other religions have specific creation stories to, that their followers believe and live by. The creation myth of the Epic of Gilgamesh starts out with the introduction of…

ambassadors for Christ, it is our assignment to correct this very tragic error in their thinking. There is life after death, and there is death after death called the second death. Case and Powell, both, expound on the seriousness of Eschatology. Heaven and hell are literal places. They are real and a choice has to be made as to which place you prefer; the smoking section (hell) or the…

standard or impressive in other people’s point of view, we often feel we’re not good enough and that our existence has less meaning or even that it’s worthless compared to those who are idolized. Implying that people represent a place that can be heaven or hell, depending on how one perceives it makes perfect sense. This is all evident in this play/book, the conflict between characters all have to do with the feeling of…

Hell is confusing. One of the greatest preachers in American history, Jonathan Edwards, proclaimed, “The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire” (Edwards 97). Yet, another great theologian Jürgen Moltmann stated, “In hell the trumpet signalling liberation has already been…

common to most religions by the beginning of the first century C.E. Heaven, Hell – Hades or an Intermediate State, in most theologies, these places exist outside of ‘normal’ time, i.e. past, present and future can co-exist. Heaven Heaven, or the heavens, is a common religious, cosmological, or transcendent place where beings such as gods, angels, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or live. Heaven is often described as a "higher place", the holiest place, a…

The Sinful Woods In Canto I, Dante is seen traversing through a forest. It is a scary and dark forest, but there was a hill in the distance with a glimmer of sunshine coming down from it. Dante started walking up the hill and met three beasts. The beasts consisted of a lion, a leopard, and a she-wolf. The she-wolf spooked him the most and made him revert back to the darkness. The spirit of Virgil greets him when he returns. Virgil reassures him that they must pass through Hell before they can…