what is heaven?

Answer 1

It could be this planet, if you want it to be.

Answer 2

I don't think anyone can definitively answer that. It means different things to different people. I would think heaven is a place to reconnect with everyone you loved in life. My friend is a born-again Christian and believes heaven is where you worship God for all eternity. Another friend doesn't believe in heaven. I think heaven is whatever you really want it to be and hopefully, when you get there, it's exactly what you wished for.

Answer 3

everyone has their own heaven... there isn't just one heaven.. heaven is the one place special to you that has always made you completely happy and at peace..
Heaven is what you want it to be, what you make it to be. Heaven is different for every single person in the world..

Answer 4

Heaven is a place we are free from misery. Heaven is also a place where we are happy and joyful all the time. It is like a dream come true place.To obtain it we have to first be free from sins. I heard that first u have to past certain test. Then be send to purgatry or hell. If we are send to purgatry then we must repay our sin by doing good stuff because of all the sin we have committed on Earth. Then only we go to heaven. I read in a book that only those u committed real sinful stuff go to hell. Among those thing are murder, commit suicide and so on. It is really wrong to take the life of someone else.

Answer 5

Heaven is an afterlife concept found in many religions or spiritual philosophies.

Those who believe in heaven generally hold that it (or Hell) is the afterlife destination of many or all humans. In unusual instances, humans have had, according to many testimonies and traditions, personal knowledge of Heaven. They presume this is for the purpose of teaching the rest of humanity about life, deities and notions of the afterlife.

Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest Heaven; from Gustave Doré's illustrations to the Divine Comedy.While there are abundant and varied sources for conceptions of Heaven, the typical believer's view appears to depend largely on his particular religious tradition. Various religions have described Heaven as being populated by angels, demons, gods and goddesses, and/or heroes (especially in Persian Zoroastrianism and subsequently Greek mythology). Heaven is generally construed as a place of happiness, sometimes eternal happiness.

In ancient Judaism, the belief in Heaven and afterlife was connected with that of Sheol (mentioned in Isaiah 38:18, Psalms 6:5 and Job 7:7-10). Some scholars asserted that Sheol was an earlier concept, but this theory is not universally held. One later Jewish sect that maintained belief in a Resurrection of the dead was known as the Pharisees. Opposed to them were the Sadducees who denied the doctrine of Resurrection (Matt. 22:23). In much of Christianity, heaven is a return to the pre-fallen state of humanity, a second and new Garden of Eden, in which humanity is reunited with God in a perfect and natural state of eternal existence. Christians believe this reunion is accomplished through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ in having died for the sins of humanity on the cross.

In Eastern religions (and some Western traditions), with their emphasis on reincarnation and moksha (liberation), the concept of Heaven is not as prominent, but it still is present. In Buddhism, for example, there are several heavens, all of which are still part of Samsara (illusionary reality). Those who accumulate good karma will be reborn[1] in one of them. However, their stay in the heaven is not eternal — eventually they will use up their good karma and will undergo a different rebirth into another realm, as humans, animals, or other beings. Because Heaven is temporary and part of Samsara, Buddhists focus more on escaping the cycle of rebirth and reaching enlightenment (Bodhi). In the native Chinese Confucian traditions Heaven (Tian) is an important concept, where the ancestors reside and from which emperors drew their mandate to rule in their dynastic propaganda, for example. In Hindu belief, likewise, heaven—called Swarga loka—is seen as a transitory place for souls who did good deeds but whose actions are not enough for moksha or merging (union) with Brahman-.

Answer 6

It's a popular song title that's been employed by Bryan Adams, Warrant, Talking Heads, Def Leppard and the Psychedelic Furs at different points.

Answer 7

heaven is God's home. Jesus said i go to prepare a place for you. he was talking about heaven.

Answer 8

A place where after your life is finished, you gain the ability to understand all the things you were unable to understand in life.

Answer 9

its a lot of things,depending the category value,but since this question is posted in mythology,i would say,the place where
mythology figures reside intently any culture custom point of view

Answer 10

Heaven.....I don't know,never been there....

Answer 11

Well; I suppose when Christians, Muslims , Buddhists and unbelievers are able to live in peace and brotherhood, that would be very close to haven, wouldn't it ?