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Originally Posted by Tawn
Its likely that Heaven and Hell were thought to be literally below the earth or high in the sky in biblical times.. nobody was able to reach these places..
However, with space flight and astrology we can show that heaven is further away than we previously thought and with hell, well although we cant drill deep enough, im pretty sure that belief is being reconsidered.
I expect most Christians will nowadays feel that these are places beyond the physical world.
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You are exactly right.
In Christian theology, God exists as the Creator, not as the created. In Revelation, God creates heaven from earthly materials like gold and jewles, creates a new earth, and enables redeemed humanity to live there in paradise. The language is highly symbolic, and Christians are divided as to its literal or metaphorical meaning. I vote for metaphor, but we really won't know until we get there. The main issue is that Christians believe that through Christ they will be in right relationship with God, in His presence in paradise. Location is not important.
05-11-2005, 10:32 AM
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