Moksha: HinduismĮastern religions don’t really have notions of heaven like those in the West. Heaven is a garden where the faithful lie upon couches in a climate-controlled environment surrounded by “bashful, dark-eyed virgins, chaste as the sheltered eggs of ostriches.” They will drink from crystal goblets and silver vessels as “immortal youths” hover about them looking like “scattered pearls.” The believers will be clothed in green silk and brocade and will wear silver bracelets, and they will “drink a pure draught” drawn from Allah’s own source as a reward for their striving and patience. The Islamic version of heaven is a paradise for those whose good works have outweighed the bad as determined by the straight path laid out in the Quran. Paradise: Islamġ6th century Persian miniature depicting Muhammad ascending to paradise on the mystical part-eagle, part-horse Buraq, in the event called the Mi'raj or Night Journey. Believers will have God’s name written on their foreheads, and all pain, tears, and death will disappear forever. There is a river of “the water of life,” which flows from God’s throne, and trees of life line the banks of the river and produce fruit every month. The structure itself is made of all kinds of precious stones, some of which have not yet been identified on this earth. In fact, we even know the size of the New Jerusalem: 1400 miles square with a 200-foot wall. There are also 12 foundations, 1 each for the 12 apostles. New Jerusalem has a wall and 12 gates, and on each gate is the name of one of the tribes of Israel along with an angel. There are elaborate descriptions of the city in the Book of Revelation. The Christian notion of heaven is one of singing and rejoicing before God in a “new heaven and a new earth.” It also reflects Christianity’s roots in Judaism because this new heaven contains a city called New Jerusalem. Heaven: Christianityġ4th century tapestry depicting John of Patmos watching descent of New Jerusalem from God (Image credit: Kimon Berlin, Gribeco, Wikipedia)
#Different heaven wikipedia full
On this day, everyone will be purified and live in a new world absent of evil and full of youthful rejoicing. He is then escorted into the House of Song to await the Last Day. (see the next section for what happens to the wicked.) The righteous soul crosses the bridge and is met by a beautiful maiden who is the physical and feminine embodiment of all his good works on earth. The paradise of Zoroastrianism is attained the fourth day after death by crossing the Bridge of the Separator, which widens when the righteous approach it. Zoroastrianism is also interesting because, unlike other religions, it claims that everyone will eventually get into heaven, though it might take a while. It was the ancient Persians who gave us the word paradise, which means a walled garden or park, and Zoroastrianism in particular gave us notions of the afterlife that were adopted and/or adapted by the Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Still, overall, Judaism is more concerned with life in the here and now. Over the millennia, Jews have come to believe in various versions of heaven, some of which occur after the Messiah comes and involve the righteous dead coming back to life. Two typical positions are those of the Pharisees, who believed that there was an implied notion of an afterlife, and the Sadducees, who pointed out that there was no biblical evidence of such. In fact, there is no clear indication of a heaven or afterlife in the Jewish scriptures at all, which leads to a lot of debate on the subject. (Image credit: Afterlife Folklore: Judaism)Īs one of the oldest and most influential religions in existence, Judaism might be expected to be the source of our most profound notions of heaven, but it isn’t. Gan Eden, the heavenly Garden of Eden, the final stage of Here are six pleasant resorts the righteous can look forward to in afterlife. But despite what Marx had to say, the notion of a happy afterlife won’t quite go away. After all, the real rewards are supposed to come much later. Marx called it the carrot used by the wealthy to keep us working hard for little money.
0 kommentar(er)
