From this we learn that the beatific vision does not cancel out our personality or God's, but rather gives us the measure by which we may understand all human possibility, and it places sociability at the heart of divine union, It is a profoundly ecclesial vision. (religion-online.org)
In one fresco, Adam and Eve confront the serpent, reminding the viewer of humanity's pristine origins and the necessity for freedom from sin; in another, Christ the shepherd stands in paradise, symbolising the liberation from death through divine union. (faith.org.uk)
The ecclesiastical hierarchy is truly a manifestation of the activity of Jesus, the One who suffered for us and raises creation to the eternal divine union. (faith.org.uk)