Pearly gates
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The Pearly gates, in Christianity, is an informal name for the gateway to Heaven, inspired by the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:21— And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: ...
The image of the gates in popular culture is a set of large, white, wrought-iron gates in the clouds, guarded by Saint Peter. Those not fit to enter heaven are denied entrance at the gates, and thus descend into Hell.
| Concepts of Heaven | |
|---|---|
| Christian | Kingdom of Heaven | Empyrean | Eden | Paradise | Pearly gates | New Jerusalem | Celestial Kingdom |
| Islam | Jannah | Houri | Sidrat al-Muntaha |
| Greek mythology | Elysium | Hesperides | Arcadia | The Form of the Good |
| Northern Mythology | Valhalla | Avalon | Annwn | Mag Mell | Tir nan Og |
| Mythology | Tomoanchan | Aaru | Summerland | Myth of Er |
| Fiction | Aman Valinor | Neverland | Divine Comedy | What Dreams May Come | Shangri-La |
| Related concepts | Utopia | Millennialism | Utopianism | Christian anarchism | Golden age | Afterlife |
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