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    As Christians believe in the afterlife, it is of the concept of heaven and hell, which in Hinduism is much different. When someone dies, you have the extreme of two option in Christianity. If you die without repenting of sin and following what the Bible says. In Christianity, hell is different as you must be an extreme sinner in the person’s former life and get torture and chastisement from demons. In the Hinduisms’ view of hell, you get the freedom after chastisement and take part in reincarnation. As punishment is a similarity, the results are much different between the two religions. In similarity to Christianity’s belief of heaven, Hinduism’s belief of Moksha is a symbol of releasing self from the world and being with the supreme God in…

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    Lewis uses his Biblical understanding of Heaven to signify that Heaven is immeasurably more important when in comparison to either Earth or Hell. The substance of Heaven is truer and the reality of Heaven much deeper than the temporal substance of Earth. Lewis demonstrates this through his description of Heaven and the corresponding description of Hell. He writes; I had the sense of being in a larger space, perhaps even a larger sort of space, than I had ever known before: as if the sky were…

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    talked about through the ages is the different peoples view of heaven and hell. It is an exciting topic to talk about and discuss with your colleagues. The views of different people may change the outlook on life, and how they live on a day-to-day basis. Heaven is known to have golden gates, streets to walk on and delight every day, but on the other hand Hell is supposed to be an endless pit of fire, destruction, and torture. Dante’s views of Heaven and Hell differ to what the Bible says.…

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    In The Great Divorce, Lewis depicts a man’s encounter of Heaven and Hell, where he interacts with and witnesses many different beings and opinions. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator is wandering around aimlessly through a miserable and dismal town. As he walks, he sees a bus stop and proceeds to get in line, not knowing where the bus would take him. The narrator quickly notices the hostility of the others in the line and observes the strife between the passengers as they struggle to…

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    n Full thought I go to a place where no Dasios has set foot willingly..I understand our powers, the Dasios ability to use both the powers of the Heavens and the Underworld. Yet I find myself, drawn through the Underworld, the aura of a otherworldly presence around me. The Underworld itself is a realm dedicated to the power in control, to the Gods or God that takes its power and owns the realm. I only see a Realm of Power, the actions of Demons and Imps preparing weaving the lines and webs of the…

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    Puritans belief on eternal life in heaven was heavily based upon whether or not you've committed a sin. Damned were believed to go to hell while elects lived out eternity in heaven. Although no one was ever sure who god would pick as an elect or a damned they usually assumed that non sinners went to heaven. While Hester and Arthur have committed a major sin, both have been forgiven by god for a multitude of reasons expressed mostly towards the end of the story through dialogue and points of…

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    “Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven, and hotter than hell.” Florence Welch belts out in a beautifully deep voice. In an instant, she’s rendered the ideals of both Heaven and Hell as insignificant, trivial delusions. She’s singing about the way she feels when she’s in love. This human emotion she’s experiencing is so much more remarkable than anything to be experienced in the afterlife. If love is sweeter than heaven, and hotter than hell, then what is there to look…

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    According to the Roman Catholic doctrine, purgatory is a place or a state of mental anguish and suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins and so they undergo purification before going to heaven. These souls are waiting as they experience judgement if they can immediately enter the state of heaven or if they are to be destined for hell. Purgatory has been thought of as a physical location by others but some popes believe the opposite. In Greek mythology, Euripides’…

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    Where do we go when we die? Everyone is their own person when their dead. You don ́t have any type of communication with NO ONE at all except God. God created the earth, planets, space,etc. We all human beings, animals, insects, etc was created by the man above. Heaven and Hell is our two decisions that God decides for us to go for eternity. Heaven and Hell was created by God, Heaven for Jesus and Hell for the Devil. There are angels in Heaven that was born in B.C and after christ. Angels such as…

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    through hell, purgatory, and heaven. The Divine Comedy is an allegorical journey that reveals the nature of sin, repentance, and redemption. The story’s protagonist and author, Dante, travels through hell and purgatory under the guidance of the poet Virgil before reaching heaven, so that Dante, as well as the reader may be able to experience the spiritual growth…

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