"Heavenly glory" is a phrase used to describe the ultimate beauty, happiness, and perfection experienced in the afterlife or in a state of divine presence.
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Human birth and bodily functions can't have seemed very appealing when viewed
from heavenly glory.
The Sheep and the Goats Matthew 25 31 «When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne
in heavenly glory.
Pius XII's definition of the Assumption fared better for us than the Immaculate Conception, as his phrasing, «the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul
into heavenly glory,» made some room for a range of Christian opinion as to whether or not Mary died.
The heavenly powers, strong and wise and filled
with heavenly glory, were looking upon Christ, even in the flesh, as a mighty one, thoroughly invincible, who manifests his divinity as well as his humanity to them.»
Rather it was to argue that the post-resurrection appearances of Christ do not necessarily tell us much about what bodies will be like
in heavenly glory.
There is so much about this allegory that brings to my mind the Biblical Mary who, according to Catholic dogma «was assumed body and soul
into heavenly glory.»
(Daniel 2: 44, 7: 27) Even where the expectations have gone beyond the old national political boundaries, where God» s world judgment of all men has replaced the downfall of nations overthrown for the benefit of Israel, where the material and nationalistic colors have been blended into the pictures of
the heavenly glory, where the deliverance of the whole world is expected at the last day — even there the favored position of the Jewish people is taken for granted.
Then will the dead rise, the judgment will take place, and to
some the heavenly glory will be revealed while others will be cast into the flames of hell, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
But it should be noted that he neither depicts the punishments of hell nor paints elaborate pictures of
the heavenly glory.
We may not understand the extent of
his heavenly glory, but we can see the extent of Jesus» humiliation.
«He once had meant to come on earth in
heavenly glory, but we sinned; and then He could not safely visit us, except with a shrouded radiance and a bedimmed Majesty, for He was God.
R. Bultmann wrote, «according to the oldest view, Christ's resurrection coincides with his exaltation to
heavenly glory».23 G. Bornkamm agrees, saying, «What is certainly the oldest view held by the Church made no distinction between the resurrection of Christ and his elevation to the right hand of the Father, while only later was there developed, in addition, the theory of the resurrected Christ walking the earth for a time and only subsequently ascending into heaven.
In the former world, God brings about a fully just and so good world by bringing all human beings to
heavenly glory, with their willful cooperation: a world beautified by sinners who, in the end, have all become saints.
31 ″ When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in
heavenly glory.
Though his preexistent life had been in heaven, he emptied himself of
his heavenly glory, gave up his divine status, and became a human being, just another man (Phil.
Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all
that heavenly glory.»
There's only one thing for it — you'll have to guide your newfound companions to
heavenly glory the only way you know how.