What Do You Think Heaven Is? Options

What is Heaven?

Do you believe we go somewhere else or when we die, we are just dead.

Have you changed your mind over the years?

Did your upbringing influence your ideas about Heaven or have you always had your own ideas?

Have you or anyone you know seen Heaven, maybe through an OBE or temporary death experience?

Is Heaven just an imaginary place that the church used to use to encourage people to be good?

What do you think?

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This post has been edited by Radiant Star: Nov 9 2006, 03:55 AM

I think heaven is a very real place. Is it paved with gold streets and holds a mansion for each and everyone of us? Most likely not. I think heaven is the generic name referring to where we go after death. Almost every last religion has some sort of "after death sanctuary." And in every last one of these concepts, heaven has some sort of reward, or benefit for being there. Some say you will get virgins, other say you can fight and never die, while some are so bold to say that you can be your own god.

As I said in the other thread, what heaven is like depends on that person and how they see it now. The way I see it is like this. For those who refuse to admit there is life after death, will most likely not have a life after death and just rot in a grave. (Hence not being "saved" and going to hell." As shown in many diffrent religions. ) And for those who expect it to be a wonderful place to live out enternity, perhaps they will have that option, and do such a thing. I personally wouldn't be suprised to see an option for being re-born into another life.

The reason I think heaven is what we make of it is simply because it gives everyone that hope of a perfect life, and to truely feel as if death has no sting, and the grave has no victory.