Stairway to Heaven

In Dante’s Inferno, contrapasso, or the law of retribution, is very present as each circle of Hell contains different types of punishments for each type of sinner. Iconic historical figures are found throughout Hell suffering retribution for their sins. This is important as Dante specifically wanted to show no one is above God no matter how important they were in life. The idea of contrapasso isn’t unique to Dante as the law of an eye for an eye is found in the Old Testament. However, Dante’s…

In your opinion, what happens after a person passes away? Do you think heaven and hell truly do exist? Why or why not? Explain your answer. After a person dies, depending on their actions on earth they would given a path to either enter heaven or hell. I am a Christian and therefore it has influenced my thoughts on the afterlife. I believe we are given a second life after we pass away. The after world is divided into two categories: the world full of reward and the world full of punishment.…

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…

meeting new people so I believe it would be pointless to stay in San Junipero. Also If I decided to not do so I can learn the answer to the monst important question (in my opinion) is heaven and hell real or was it just created to keep people from acting wrong, in order to make life more enjoyable. I believe Heaven and hell are real but, it would still be cool to have a glimpse of proof, I believe heven and hell are real because I grew up going to church every sunday until I hit high school, It…

1. The conflicting conditions of human life A hero “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?” (Matthew 16:26 NIV) Every story has a main character. The troubles the main character goes through constitute the plot of the story. He, the hero, will eventually solve the conflict the story centers upon. The main character of many of Jesus’ teachings is the human soul. The existence of the immortal soul is…

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…

Chapter Three In chapter three of, After you Believe, N.T Wrights explains the human calling to reign over creation and ultimately achieve God’s vocation and intended image for humankind. In the creation account found in Genesis, humans are given reign and dominion over creation. What does the word ‘reign’ imply in this context. It is unlikely that God gave us ‘reign’ to destroy his beautiful world. Nature is a project that humans should protect and maintain. As humans, we need to enable…

Surviving Death Death is not really something that most people like to talk about. Which is understandable, why would we, as the human species, talk about our own mortality. Most of us like to experience life in the now rather then think about the future and what will happen when our time runs out. Though as much as we do not like to talk about death at the same time we are fascinated with it. Humans really do seem fascinated with death at times. Along with this fascination there is also a…

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.…

If someone has done multiple major sins, where would they be positioned in the inferno according to Dante? Dante’s greatest work, The Inferno, tells the story of many individuals who have sinned, and it categorizes them into different levels depending on what they did. Using his guidelines, many stories of people could be placed into the inferno. Sometimes it is quite easy to see where someone would be placed, for instance, if they committed a murder, they would be drowning in a river of blood.…