In this episode Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia chat about heaven. What does scripture actually say, and what does the tradition invent? Are paradise, the eternal city, and the throne of God distinct heavenly states or are these various images all seeking to describe the same perfection? What will we do in heaven? And what could the experience of the beatific vision possibly be? Whatever heaven is, it seems like it is going to be far more wonderful than any of us have ever imagined.

Chad: And we’re gonna be together. 

Charlotte: You see, that part sometimes doesn’t appeal to me. 

Chad: Hell is other people. 

Charlotte: But I do love the idea of the beatific vision including being able to see God in other people, because although I believe, to my core, that everyone is created in the image of God and is equally dignified by that image, there are some people who absolutely try that for me.

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