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What people are saying - Write a reviewReview: A Brief History of HeavenUser Review - Reed Business Information.Christians throughout history have imagined heaven in many diverse ways: a celestial city (sometimes called the "New Jerusalem"); a kingdom where God resides on a throne; a perpetual feast with an ... Read full review Related books
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Common terms and phrasesaffirms argued Augustine Augustine of Hippo Augustine’s Babylon beauty believers biblical Book of Revelation Bunyan C. S. Lewis century Christ Christian hope Christian writers church consolation cross culture Dante Dante’s death delight depicts developed Divine Comedy earth earthly enclosed garden English enter eternal exile explore face faith figure final finally find first flow Garden of Eden gates glory God’s harrowing of hell heavenly city hell Herbert holy homeland hope of heaven human longing idea of heaven identified imagery imagination importance influence influential Irenaeus Jerusalem Jesus journey Lewis Lord medieval Middle Ages Milton’s nature notion offers Old Testament paradise Paul’s perhaps period pilgrim poem poet powerful present readers realm redemption reflection religion restoration resurrection Revelation river Roman saints seen sense significance Song Song of Songs soul specific spiritual temple theme theologians theological thought tion tradition transcendent tree vision of heaven words worship Bibliographic information
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