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And gaze upon the highest heavens; from 's illustrations to the. Heaven, or the heavens, is a common, or place where beings such as,,,, or are said to originate, be, or live. According to the beliefs of some religions, heavenly beings can descend to earth or, and earthly beings can ascend to Heaven in the, or in exceptional cases. Heaven is often described as a 'higher place', the place, a, in contrast to or the or the 'low places', and or conditionally accessible by earthly beings according to various standards of,,,, or other or or simply the. Some believe in the possibility of a Heaven on Earth in a.

Another belief is in an or which connects the heavens, the terrestrial world, and the. In, Heaven is considered as, and the soul is again subjected to in different living forms according to its. This cycle can be broken after a soul achieves. Any place of existence, either of humans, souls or deities, outside the tangible world (Heaven, Hell, or other) is referred to as. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Etymology [ ] The modern English word heaven is derived from the earlier () heven (attested 1159); this in turn was developed from the previous form heofon. By about 1000, heofon was being used in reference to the 'place where God dwells', but originally, it had signified 'sky, firmament' (e.g.

The English term has cognates in the other: heƀan 'sky, heaven', heven 'sky', himinn 'sky, heaven', himins; and those with a variant final -l: himel, himul 'sky, heaven', Old Saxon/ himil, / hemmel, hemel, and modern Himmel. All of these have been derived from a form * Hemina. By religion [ ]. Main article: The ancient Mesopotamians regarded the sky as a series of domes (usually three, but sometimes seven) covering the.: 180 Each dome was made of a different kind of precious stone.: 203 The lowest dome of heaven was made of and was the home of the.

The middle dome of heaven was made of saggilmut stone and was the abode of the. The highest and outermost dome of heaven was made of luludānītu stone and was personified as, the god of the sky. The were equated with specific deities as well.: 203 The planet was believed to be, the goddess of love, sex, and war.: 108-109: 203 The was her brother, the god of justice,: 203 and the was their father.: 203 Ordinary mortals could not go to heaven because it was the abode of the gods alone. Instead, after a person died, his or her soul went to (later known as ), a dark shadowy, located deep below the surface of the earth. All souls went to the same afterlife, and a person's actions during life had no impact on how he would be treated in the world to come. Nonetheless, funerary evidence indicates that some people believed that Inanna had the power to bestow special favors upon her devotees in the afterlife. Main article: In, belief in an afterlife is much more stressed than in ancient Judaism.

Heaven was a physical place far above the Earth in a 'dark area' of space where there were no stars, basically beyond the Universe. According to the, departed souls would undergo a literal journey to reach Heaven, along the way to which there could exist hazards and other entities attempting to deny the reaching of Heaven. [ ] Their heart would finally be weighed with the feather of truth, and if the sins weighed it down their heart was devoured. Canaanite and Phoenician views of Heaven [ ]. Chinese for tian, the character for 'heaven' or 'sky'.

In the native traditions, Heaven () is an important concept, where the ancestors reside and from which emperors drew their mandate to rule in their dynastic propaganda, for example. Heaven is a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophies and religions, and is on one end of the spectrum a synonym of ('Supreme Deity') and on the other naturalistic end, a synonym for and the sky. The Chinese term for 'Heaven', (天), derives from the name of the supreme deity of the. After their conquest of the in 1122 BC, the Zhou people considered their supreme deity Tian to be identical with the supreme deity Shangdi. The Zhou people attributed Heaven with anthropomorphic attributes, evidenced in the etymology of the Chinese character for Heaven or sky, which originally depicted a person with a large cranium. Heaven is said to see, hear and watch over all men.

Heaven is affected by man's doings, and having personality, is happy and angry with them. Heaven blesses those who please it and sends calamities upon those who offend it. Heaven was also believed to transcend all other spirits and gods, with asserting, 'He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray.' Other philosophers born around the time of Confucius such as took an even more theistic view of Heaven, believing that Heaven is the divine ruler, just as the (the King of Zhou) is the earthly ruler. Mozi believed that spirits and minor gods exist, but their function is merely to carry out the will of Heaven, watching for evil-doers and punishing them. Thus they function as angels of Heaven and do not detract from its monotheistic government of the world.

With such a high monotheism, it is not surprising that championed a concept called 'universal love' ( jian'ai, 兼愛), which taught that Heaven loves all people equally and that each person should similarly love all human beings without distinguishing between his own relatives and those of others. In 's Will of Heaven (天志), he writes.

'I know Heaven loves men dearly not without reason. Heaven ordered the sun, the moon, and the stars to enlighten and guide them. Heaven ordained the four seasons, Spring, Autumn, Winter, and Summer, to regulate them.

Heaven sent down snow, frost, rain, and dew to grow the five grains and flax and silk that so the people could use and enjoy them. Heaven established the hills and rivers, ravines and valleys, and arranged many things to minister to man's good or bring him evil.

He appointed the dukes and lords to reward the virtuous and punish the wicked, and to gather metal and wood, birds and beasts, and to engage in cultivating the five grains and flax and silk to provide for the people's food and clothing. This has been so from antiquity to the present.' Original Chinese: 「且吾所以知天之愛民之厚者有矣，曰以磨為日月星辰，以昭道之；制為四時春秋冬夏，以紀綱之；雷降雪霜雨露，以長遂五穀麻絲，使民得而財利之；列為山川谿谷，播賦百事，以臨司民之善否；為王公侯伯，使之賞賢而罰暴；賊金木鳥獸，從事乎五穀麻絲，以為民衣食之財。自古及今，未嘗不有此也。」 Mozi, Will of Heaven, Chapter 27, Paragraph 6, ca. 5th Century BC criticized the Confucians of his own time for not following the teachings of Confucius.

By the time of the later, however, under the influence of, the Chinese concept of Heaven and Confucianism itself had become mostly naturalistic, though some Confucians argued that Heaven was where ancestors reside. Worship of Heaven in China continued with the erection of shrines, the last and greatest being the in Beijing, and the offering of prayers. The ruler of China in every Chinese dynasty would perform annual sacrificial rituals to Heaven, usually by slaughtering two healthy bulls as a sacrifice. Christianity [ ].

The by at the National Gallery London, shows three hierarchies and nine orders of angels, each with different characteristics. Traditionally, has taught that Heaven is the location of the as well as the holy, although this is in varying degrees considered. In traditional Christianity, it is considered a state or condition of existence (rather than a particular place somewhere in the ) of the supreme fulfillment of in the of the. In most, heaven is also understood as the abode for the redeemed dead in the, usually a temporary stage before the and the ' return to. The is said to have where at the and will return to earth in the.

Various people have been said to have, including, and himself, after his resurrection. According to,, is also said to have been and is titled the. The frequently uses the phrase ', where the other speak of the ', one of the key elements of the in the. Speaks of a between and his against and his angels, after which Satan and his angels are 'thrown down to the earth'.

In the 2nd century AD, of Lyons recorded a belief that, in accordance with, those who in the see the are in different mansions, some dwelling in the Heavens, others in and others in '. While the word used in all these writings, in particular the New Testament Greek word ( ouranos), applies primarily to the, it is also used metaphorically of the dwelling place of God and the. Similarly, though the English word 'heaven' still keeps its original physical meaning when used, for instance, in allusions to the stars as 'lights shining through from Heaven', and in phrases such as to mean an astronomical object, the Heaven or happiness that Christianity looks forward to is, according to Pope John Paul II, 'neither an abstraction nor a physical place in the clouds, but a living, personal relationship with the. It is our meeting with the which takes place in the risen through the communion of the.' Hinduism [ ].

Main article: Attaining heaven is not the final pursuit in Hinduism as heaven itself is ephemeral and related to physical body. Only being tied by the bhoot-tatvas, heaven cannot be perfect either and is just another name for pleasurable and mundane material life.

According to, above the earthly plane, are other planes: (1) Bhuva, (2) Loka, meaning Good Kingdom, is the general name for heaven in Hinduism, a heavenly of pleasure, where most of the Hindu Devatas () reside along with the king of Devas, Indra, and beatified mortals. Some other planes are Mahar Loka, Jana Loka, Tapa Loka and Satya Loka. Since heavenly abodes are also tied to the cycle of birth and death, any dweller of Heaven or Hell will again be recycled to a different plane and in a different form per the karma and 'maya' i.e.

The illusion of Samsara. This cycle is broken only by self-realization by the Jivatma. This self-realization is (Turiya, Kaivalya).

The concept of moksha is unique to Hinduism and is unparalleled. Moksha stands for liberation from the cycle of birth and death and final communion with Brahman.

With moksha, a liberated soul attains the stature and oneness with. Different schools such as Vedanta, Mimansa, Sankhya, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, and Yoga offer subtle differences in the concept of Brahman, obvious Universe, its genesis and regular destruction, Jivatma, Nature (Prakriti) and also the right way in attaining perfect bliss or moksha. In the traditions the highest Heaven is, which exists above the six heavenly lokas and outside of the mahat- or mundane world. It's where eternally liberated souls who have attained moksha reside in eternal sublime beauty with and (a manifestation of ). In the, the heavens/sky Vyoman is mentioned as a place from which an overseeing entity surveys what has been created.

However, the Nasadiya Sukta questions the omniscience of this overseer. Brahma kumaris [ ] After Kalyug, there will be the heaven(created by ) in Bharat, in which Lakshmi and Narayana are King and Queen.

Main article: The contains many references to an afterlife in Eden for those who do good deeds. Regarding the concept of Heaven () in the Qu'ran, verse 35 of Surah Al-Ra’d says, 'The parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised! Beneath it flow rivers.

Perpetual is the fruits thereof and the shade therein. Such is the End of the Righteous; and the end of the unbelievers is the Fire.' [ ] Islam rejects the concept of, and Muslims believe that all human beings are born pure. Children automatically go to Heaven when they die, regardless of the religion of their parents. The concept of Heaven in differs in many respects to the concept in and. Heaven is described primarily in physical terms as a place where every wish is immediately fulfilled when asked. Islamic texts describe immortal life in Heaven as happy, without negative emotions.

Those who dwell in Heaven are said to wear costly apparel, partake in exquisite banquets, and recline on couches inlaid with gold or precious stones. Inhabitants will rejoice in the company of their parents, spouses, and children. In Islam if one's good deeds outweigh one's sins then one may gain entrance to Heaven. Conversely, if one's sins outweigh their good deeds they are sent to hell. The more good deeds one has performed the higher the level of Heaven one is directed to. It has been said that the lowest level of Heaven, the first one, is already over one-hundred times better than the greatest life on Earth. The highest level is the seventh Heaven.

Houses are built by angels for the occupants using solid gold. Verses which describe Heaven include:,,,,,. Islamic texts refer to several levels of Heaven: or, 'Adn (Eden), Jannatun-Na'iim (heaven of delight), Ma'wa (refuge), Darussalaam (home of peace), Daarul-Muqaamah (home of permanence), Al-Muqqamul Amin (the secure place) & Jannattul-Khuld (heaven of immortality). Ahmadiyya [ ] According to the view, much of the imagery presented in the Qur'an regarding Heaven, but also hell, is in fact metaphorical. They propound the verse which describes, according to them how the life to come after death is very different from the life here on earth.

The Quran says: 'From bringing in your place others like you, and from developing you into a form which at present you know not.' [ ] According to, the founder of sect in Islam, the soul will give birth to another rarer entity and will resemble the life on this earth in the sense that this entity will bear a similar relationship to the soul, as the soul bears relationship with the human existence on earth. On earth, if a person leads a righteous life and submits to the will of God, his or her tastes become attuned to enjoying spiritual pleasures as opposed to carnal desires. With this, an 'embyonic soul' begins to take shape. Different tastes are said to be born which a person given to carnal passions finds no enjoyment.

For example, sacrifice of one's own's rights over that of other's becomes enjoyable, or that forgiveness becomes second nature. In such a state a person finds contentment and Peace at heart and at this stage, according to Ahmadiyya beliefs, it can be said that a soul within the soul has begun to take shape. Structure of Universe per the Jain Scriptures. The shape of the Universe as described in Jainism is shown alongside. Unlike the current convention of using North direction as the top of map, this uses South as the top.

The shape is similar to a part of human form standing upright. The Deva Loka (heavens) are at the symbolic 'chest', where all souls enjoying the positive karmic effects reside. The heavenly beings are referred to as devas (masculine form) and devis (feminine form). According to Jainism, there is not one heavenly abode, but several layers to reward appropriately the souls of varying degree of karmic merits. Similarly, beneath the 'waist' are the Narka Loka (Hell). Human, animal, insect, plant and microscopic life forms reside on the middle.

The pure souls (who reached Siddha status) reside at the very south end (top) of the Universe. They are referred to in Tamil literature as தென்புலத்தார் ( 43).

Main article: While the concept of Heaven ( malkuth hashamaim מלכות השמים, the ) is much discussed within the and religions, the, sometimes known as olam haba, the World-to-come, is not discussed so often. The has little to say on the subject of survival after death, but by the time of the rabbis two ideas had made inroads among the Jews: one, which is probably derived from Greek thought, is that of the which returns to its creator after death; the other, which is thought to be of Persian origin, is that of. Jewish writings [ ] refer to a 'new earth' as the abode of mankind following the resurrection of the dead. Originally, the two ideas of and resurrection were different but in rabbinic thought they are combined: the soul departs from the body at death but is returned to it at the. This idea is linked to another rabbinic teaching, that men's good and bad actions are rewarded and punished not in this life but after death, whether immediately or at the subsequent resurrection. Around 1 CE, the are said to have maintained belief in resurrection but the are said to have denied it (Matt.

The has many sayings about the, for example, 'Rabbi Yaakov said: This world is like a lobby before the World to Come; prepare yourself in the lobby so that you may enter the banquet hall.' Judaism holds that the have a share in the World-to-come. According to, offers no clear teaching about the destiny which lies in wait for the individual after death and its attitude to life after death has been expressed as follows: 'For the future is inscrutable, and the accepted sources of knowledge, whether experience, or reason, or revelation, offer no clear guidance about what is to come. The only certainty is that each man must die - beyond that we can only guess.' According to Tracey R. Rich of the website 'Judaism 101', Judaism, unlike other world-religions, is not focused on the quest of getting into Heaven but on life and how to live it. Kabbalah Jewish mysticism [ ] In order from lowest to highest, the, according to the, are listed alongside the who govern them: • Vilon (וִילוֹן) or Araphel (עֲרָפֶל) The first Heaven, governed by, is the closest of heavenly realms to the Earth; it is also considered the abode of and.

• Raqia (רָקִיעַ): The second Heaven is dually controlled by and. It was in this Heaven that, during his visit to Paradise, encountered the angel who stood '300 high, with a retinue of 50 myriads of angels all fashioned out of water and fire'. Also, Raqia is considered the realm where the fallen angels are imprisoned and the planets fastened. • (שְׁחָקִים, Shechaqim): The third Heaven, under the leadership of, serves as the home of the and the; it is also the realm where, the holy food of angels, is produced.

The, meanwhile, states that both Paradise and Hell are accommodated in Shehaqim with Hell being located simply 'on the northern side'. • Maon (מִעוּן): The fourth Heaven is ruled by the Archangel, and according to Hagiga 12, it contains the heavenly, the Temple, and the Altar. • Makon (מִכּוּן, Makhon): The fifth Heaven is under the administration of. It is also where the and the reside. • Zebul (זִבּוּל): The sixth Heaven falls under the jurisdiction of.

• Araboth (עֲרֵבוּת, Aravoth): The seventh Heaven, under the leadership of, is the holiest of the seven Heavens because it houses the Throne of Glory attended by the Seven Archangels and serves as the realm in which God dwells; underneath the throne itself lies the of all unborn human souls. It is also considered the home of the, the, and the. Mesoamerican religions [ ]. Main article: In the of are found various concepts of the heavens and the underworld. These differ from one island to another. What they share is the view of the universe as an egg or coconut that is divided between the world of humans (earth), the upper world of heavenly gods, and the underworld.

Each of these is subdivided in a manner reminiscent of 's, but the number of divisions and their names differs from one Polynesian culture to another. Māori [ ] In, the heavens are divided into a number of realms. Different tribes number the heaven differently, with as few as two and as many as fourteen levels. One of the more common versions divides heaven thus: • Kiko-rangi, presided over by the gods Toumau • Waka-maru, the heaven of sunshine and rain • Nga-roto, the heaven of lakes where the god rules •, where the spirits of newborn children originate • Nga-Tauira, home of the servant gods • Nga-atua, which is ruled over by the hero • Autoia, where human souls are created • Aukumea, where spirits live • Wairua, where spirit gods live while waiting on those in • Naherangi or Tuwarea, where the great gods live presided over by The Māori believe these heavens are supported by pillars. Other Polynesian peoples see them being supported by gods (as in ). In one legend, heaven is supported by an. Paumotu, Tuamotus [ ].

An 1869 illustration by a portraying nine heavens. The Polynesian conception of the universe and its division is nicely illustrated by a famous drawing made by a chief in 1869. Here, the nine heavens are further divided into left and right, and each stage is associated with a stage in the evolution of the earth that is portrayed below. The lowest division represents a period when the heavens hung low over the earth, which was inhabited by animals that were not known to the islanders. In the third division is shown the first murder, the first burials, and the first canoes, built.

In the fourth division, the first coconut tree and other significant plants are born. Sikh Religion [ ] As per Sikh thought, Heaven and Hell are not places for living hereafter, they are part of spiritual topography of man and do not exist otherwise. They refer to good and evil stages of life respectively and can be lived now and here during our earthly existence. For example, rejects the otherworldly Heaven in and says that one can experience Heaven on this Earth by doing company of holy people. Main article: It is believed in of that each religion (including Theosophy) has its own individual heaven in various regions of the upper that fits the description of that heaven that is given in each religion, which a that has been in their previous life on Earth will go to. The area of the upper astral plane of Earth in the upper atmosphere where the various heavens are located is called (Theosophists believe is located in the lower astral plane of Earth which extends downward from the surface of the earth down to its ). However, Theosophists believe that the soul is recalled back to Earth after an average of about 1400 years by the to incarnate again.

The final heaven that souls go to billions of years in the future after they finish their is called Devachan. Criticism of the belief in heaven [ ] expressed this view when she wrote, 'Consciously or unconsciously, most theists see in gods and devils, heaven and hell; reward and punishment, a whip to lash the people into obedience, meekness and contentment.' Many people consider 's use of Sugarcandy Mountain in his novel to be a literary expression of this view.

In the book, the animals were told that after their miserable lives were over they would go to a place in which 'it was Sunday seven days a week, clover was in season all the year round, and lump sugar and linseed cake grew on the hedges'. Some have argued that a belief in a reward after death is poor motivation for moral behavior while alive. Wrote, 'It is rather more noble to help people purely out of concern for their suffering than it is to help them because you think the Creator of the Universe wants you to do it, or will reward you for doing it, or will punish you for not doing it. The problem with this linkage between religion and morality is that it gives people bad reasons to help other human beings when good reasons are available.'

Neuroscience [ ] In, Lewis-Williams and Pearce argue that a tiered structure of heaven, along with similarly structured, is neurally perceived by members of many cultures around the world and through history. The reports are so similar across time and space that Lewis-Williams and Pearce argue for a neuroscientific explanation, accepting the percepts as real neural activations and subjective percepts during particular. Many people who come close to death and have report meeting relatives or entering 'the Light' in an otherworldly dimension, which share similarities with the religious concept of heaven. Even though there are also reports of distressing experiences and negative life-reviews, which share some similarities with the concept of Hell, the positive experiences of meeting or entering 'the Light' is reported as an immensely intense feeling state of love, peace and joy beyond human comprehension. Together with this intensely positive-feeling state, people who have near death experiences also report that consciousness or a heightened state of awareness seems as if it is at the heart of experiencing a taste of 'heaven'. Postmodern views [ ] • • Representations in arts [ ] Literature [ ] • Works of have included numerous different conceptions of heaven and hell. The two most famous descriptions of heaven are given in 's (of the ) and 's.

•, a series by offers a description of heaven at the end of the sequence in the 'Last Battle', depicted as a lush green land surrounded by mountains under the rule of a lion. • and, two series by, are two of many that offer Chaos-Evil(-Hell) and Uniformity-Good(-Heaven) as equally unacceptable extremes that must be held in balance. • In, a 1992 novel by, heaven is located 'at the end of the in '. Film [ ] •, shows it as a wide open field. •, shows it as an and Mr. Jordan is possibly in. •, shows it as a.

•, shows it as a. •, shows it in.

•, shows it as an. •, shows it where Billy lives. •, shows it as an.

•, shows heaven at the end. •, a 1987 film concerning two who cross paths in heaven and then attempt to reconnect once they are reborn on. •, a 1989 Metro Goldwyn Mayer film •, a 1989 film in which heaven is symbolized by a baseball field.

Several players ask Ray if they are in heaven, but he assures them that they are just in Iowa. At the end, Ray asks his father if there is a heaven, to which his father replies that it is the place where dreams come true.

•, a 1998 movie that won an Academy Award for its depiction of heaven and hell as the subjective creations of the individual, was an essentially mystical interpretation of heaven, hell and reincarnation. It was based on the eponymous. •, also shows Heaven when Nicky visits his mother who is an angel. Television [ ] • had a few episodes that showed Heaven which were: • ' • ' • ' • In the episodes ' and ', it is revealed that Mormons go to heaven while everyone else lives in hell. Due to a war between heaven and hell in ', God allows more people in. • In the episode ', heaven is featured.

Anyone who has done good in their life is flown from to the Gates of Heaven by a large (which might be ). Srw2024 Downloading Code Using Xmodem Cisco. There was a reference that tried to sneak into heaven, only for him and Kermit the Frog to end up in a flat rectangle prison (similar to in ); as Jim Henson begs for them to be released Kermit states 'you will bow down before me son of God'. • In episode ' when Bart and Homer became Catholic, Marge imagines herself in heaven, which is split into two parts. First there is Catholic heaven, full of Irish, Italian, and Mexican people where everyone is partying, including Bart, Homer and Jesus.

Then there is Protestant heaven, where people play croquet or tennis. • In the episode ', the consciousnesses of the dead can be uploaded into a system, where they can live in a beautiful resort city (called 'San Junipero') as their younger selves forever. Living people can visit San Junipero for trial periods but are limited to five hours a week, until they decide to undergo euthanasia and be permanently uploaded. Documentaries [ ] •.. () •: 'Heaven and Hell'. Music [ ] Singles • Kane Brown released his Fourth Single Heaven, which was released on October 5 2017 from his Self-Titled Album called Kane Brown Deluxe Edition.

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