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      • Heaven is a place, but not a particular space. We must understand the symbolic language of the Bible and the saints as an attempt to communicate the ineffable. We do not understand literally terms such as seeing God “face to face.” We rejoice in their meaning: that we will be with God, intimate with him, unhindered by our mortal limitations.
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      Is Heaven a Place or Only a State of Mind? - Catholic Answers

  2. www.catholic.com › qa › is-heaven-a-place-or-only-aIs Heaven a Place or Only a State of Mind? - Catholic Answers

    Heaven is a place, but not a particular space. We must understand the symbolic language of the Bible and the saints as an attempt to communicate the ineffable. We do not understand literally terms such as seeing God “face to face.”

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  3. catholicexchange.com › is-heaven-a-place-or-stateIs Heaven a Place or State of Being or Both?

    Dec 7, 2015 · But, it seems to me that saying heaven is not a place denies the bodily Ascension of Christ into heaven (and the bodily Assumption of the Blessed Mother for that matter). We say in the Creed “He ascended into Heaven.” So, what is heaven? Is it a state of being, a place, or both?

  4. catholicsay.com › is-heaven-a-place-or-only-aIs Heaven A Place Or Only A State Of Mind? | Q&A

    Jan 14, 2016 · Heaven is a place, but not a particular space. We must understand the symbolic language of the Bible and the saints as an attempt to communicate the ineffable. We do not understand literally terms such as seeing God “face to face.”

  5. ptv.org › devotional › is-heaven-a-real-place-or-aIs Heaven A Real Place Or A State Of Mind? - Pathway to Victory

    Nov 11, 2024 · Since the Bible is the inspired truth from God, Scripture is the place we turn to find out whether Heaven is a real place or a state of mind. A good place to start is with the only person who actually lived in Heaven and came to earth to tell us what Heaven is like.

  6. billygraham.org › answer › is-heaven-real-does-godIs Heaven Real? Does God Live There?

    Jul 29, 2020 · Is Heaven a state of mind or a real place and is it really the place God lives, or is that simply symbolic? A: From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham. God set a firmament in the midst of the waters, divided the waters from the waters, and called the firmament “Heaven” (Genesis 1:6-8).

  7. quizlet.com › gb › 918983307'Heaven is not a physical place but a state of mind' Discuss (40)

    The idea of heaven as a state of mind is often used to describe the view of heaven as a symbol of a person's moral values, or state free from sin and shame, contrasting the view of heaven as a physical place in which God dwells and Christians will be ressurected following death.

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  9. christianityfaq.com › where-is-heavenWhere Is Heaven? [What the Bible Teaches] - Christianity FAQ

    Oct 27, 2022 · Is heaven a place or a state of mind? Several verses in the Bible suggest that heaven is an actual place with physical and spatial aspects. Angels call heaven a place. After Jesus’ ascension, angels said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?