What Does It Means To Symbolize The Seven Heavens

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* Ladder with seven rungs symbolize the seven Heavens or seven departments, the abode of the souls. The seventh level of the ladder is below the rainbow, which illustrates the end of the heavens.

* The lower part of the rainbow symbolizes the end of the seventh level, where souls abide, according to their lifetime merits, and Angels as well.

* Above the rainbow, there is the last and the highest level, what is known only to the Creator and therefore hidden and unknown to the people

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