Heaven

Well the Hubble telescope hasn't spotted it yet.

In my opinion heaven is an internal data construct, relative to death and the uncertainty thereof. 

Basically, thinking up a nice solution to a worrying thought.

Overthink because we do.

Does the Bible, Torah or Koran not address these?  If they do not then I imagine it's not important. 

What language do you speak in Heaven?  Is it Vulcan, dif-tor heh smusma?

There's one of them there stupid repeat comments.

What is your understanding of heaven and why? 

Is the heaven - if it exists - that some people go to when they die - the same one we end up in? 

Do we have bodies? 

Is Hell real?

If so what is it like?

And heaven - does it consist in time or in eternity?

What is your understanding of heaven and why? 

It depends really, because there are many different places in creation. There is more than a single heaven just like there is more than a single culture or state. Universally (principally) speaking, heaven is an abode where those who deserve to enter indeed inhabit such places. Heaven is not really a religious gimmick that pretends "if I believe this or that...then I get to go here for eternity" type of baloney. Even believers won't inherit heavens because their heart and actions have no relevance in earning elevated places within God's vast creation. 

There are many, many beautiful planets that souls will get to experience when they leave this world, and given their actions and intentions (not beliefs) are contrary to intentions and actions of purity and integrity they too will not be permitted to enter a paradise and the rulers of such paradises will never allow it. One's beliefs, actions and intentions must align in unison to inherit heavens no matter what beliefs they hold. 

Is the heaven - if it exists - that some people go to when they die - the same one we end up in? 

This is the major misconception that pervades religious thought/idealism. There isn't a single place or a single heaven in God's vast creation and there isn't one or two options when we die about where we could go. God does not accommodate a single culture and then reject all other God lovers of other cultures. That is not how this works. Surely, there is a Christian Kingdom of Heaven....if it is your interest, your passion and patriotic pleasure then this is the place for you. Now, all you have to do is meet the requirements for you to gain it. The downside is that you may not meet the requirements. 

But to shed light on the whole of reality, there isn't just a single hell either. However there are as many misconceptions about hell as there is for heaven. 

Do we have bodies? 

Yes. There is much to understand about what that means though. 

Is Hell real?

Yes. But not in the way certain religions depict it. 

If so what is it like?

Hells are astral prisons. They exist as the same concept we have on earth with imprisoning criminals. They are meant to restrain and correct criminal transgressions against Karmetic and Divine laws. Now if you study various sources regarding hells it is quite clear there are levels and variations of punishments. And of course punishment is always congruent with crimes committed. Hells are not eternal, they are not meant for beliefs...they are strictly concerning actions and can be very scary depending upon the soul being restrained. 

And heaven - does it consist in time or in eternity?

Heavens are within creation, they are apart of God's creative hand which exists within timeframes. They too are never eternal. Now, astral bodies can live for eons....and so "time" is very different to our notion of living a very short temporal life. You can live in heavens for eons, and it would seem like an eternity. But really break down eternity, it's something that must continue forever. Even in your greatest moments there is no reason God would inflict eternity on any of your experiences. 

Much of this will be determined by you anyways, you may be very content to live in heaven for eons of time, perhaps what you perceive as eternal. But at some point you're going to want to live a temporal life again, perhaps have another family where you will once again believe you will die and inherit a place of untold beauty with the ones you love and it will be permitted to you. 

If you want to escape the whole game totally and gain the understanding of what you truly are and what creation is your experiences will be completely different. It's your game, you are the one driving your seat and whatever it is you desire will be what dictates your future experiences. All in all, your soul comes from an eternal Reality where there is no form and there is no illusion of duality as we perceive it within creation and you are simply playing within God's vast works of art. When you tire of the game you forfeit creation, including heavens. 

So where exactly is heaven?

Maybe your specific GOD utilises exoplanets somewhere.

So how would we get there?

Even travelling at light speed it would take millions of years.

Or is it just more theistic magic?

Thanks for posting. Where do you get all of your information for such things?

And how do you divide the good from the bad?

And how can you be sure you are correct? 

5. Heaven is eternal. 

My understanding:

1. Heaven is actually a realm of multiple kingdoms, not a single place, each geared to the relative success of people to be obedient to God's law. Thus, we will be stratified by judgment, but all kingdoms, will be more glorious than Earth is now.

2. We will all resurrect with physical, but perfect bodies at roughly our prime in mortality; about 30.

3 & 4. Hell is in outer darkness wherein no light  exists, and which will be miserable in the extreme, but not really a place of fire and brimstone, just a place of utter and complete disappointment and lack of progress. Satan's domain. The difference is, however, that while people who will be in Hell are still resurrected, physical beings, those bodies will be of no advantage to those peopple because there will be no ability to continue to progress, and they will have power over Satan, who remains a spirit only.

5. Heaven is eternal. Time, in effect, is meaningless. In heaven, we will continue to learn and progress and have the opportunity to become3 like God, being gods and goddesses, ourselves.

So where exactly is heaven?

Maybe your specific GOD utilises exoplanets somewhere.

So how would we get there?

Even travelling at light speed it would take millions of years.

Or is it just more theistic magic?

@zedvictor4: So where exactly is heaven?

Tradesecret: I say on earth. 

@zedvictor4: So how would we get there?

Tradesecret: Well, I suggest trusting in Jesus and then dying. 

@zedvictor4 Even travelling at light speed it would take millions of years.

Or is it just more theistic magic?

Tradesecret: Sorry Heaven is not out there - it is here. 

I've sure heard of sci-fi.

Sorry Heaven is not out there - it is here. 

Heaven is a place, there is no place that is eternal. 

Change is what makes eternity bearable. 

It doesn't exist pal, I got over it very early on in life. At first, I kinda hoped it existed but I began to realise it can't exist because how can we have unlimited pleasure when almost every way to get pleasure is partly physical and sinful?

It's like saying 'live a life where you resist immediate pleasure and do your duty, no matter the cost' just to give you an afterlife where those that did that get constant short-term pleasure and zero duty or long-term goals while those that did the opposite go to hell where there is also no long-term goal, just pain.

God/s isn't/aren't that much of a hypocritical idiot/s, he/she/they'd have something more consistent in mind.