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; [http://www.usccb.org/bible/ps/19:1 Ps 19:2] | ; [http://www.usccb.org/bible/ps/19:1 Ps 19:2] | ||
οἱ '''οá½Ïανοὶ''' διηγοῦνται δόξαν θεοῦ ποίησιν δὲ χειÏῶν αá½Ï„οῦ ἀναγγÎλλει τὸ '''στεÏÎωμα''' | : οἱ '''οá½Ïανοὶ''' διηγοῦνται δόξαν θεοῦ ποίησιν δὲ χειÏῶν αá½Ï„οῦ ἀναγγÎλλει τὸ '''στεÏÎωμα''' | ||
The '''heavens''' declare the glory of God; the '''firmament''' proclaims the works of his hands. | : The '''heavens''' declare the glory of God; the '''firmament''' proclaims the works of his hands. | ||
== Heaven == | == Heaven == | ||
Revision as of 20:25, 2 February 2012
For the authors of the Hebrew scriptures, "the heavens" are a physical reality. "Hashamayim" is plural in Hebrew, just as "heavens" is plural in English.
The Christian concept of Heaven is an eternal state of complete, perfect, everlasting bliss caused by unblemished union with God. "Heaven" in this sense is not a part of the physical universe at all.
The Heavens
- οἱ οá½Ïανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν θεοῦ ποίησιν δὲ χειÏῶν αá½Ï„οῦ ἀναγγÎλλει τὸ στεÏÎωμα
- The heavens declare the glory of God; the firmament proclaims the works of his hands.
Heaven
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