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11/12/2021 – “To speak of ‘imagining heaven’ does not imply or entail that heaven is a fictional notion, constructed by deliberately disregarding the harsher realities of the everyday world. It is to affirm the critical role of the God-given human capacity to construct and enter the mental pictures of divine reality, which are meditated through Scripture and the subsequent tradition of reflection and development. We are able to inhabit the mental images we create, and thence anticipate the delight of finally entering the greater reality to which they correspond.” Alistair McGrath

Just as in the previous post – from the book “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn

It is not about the messenger, but if it strikes you that this quote requires reflection …