The phrase “in heaven” invites us to think of paradise, peace, rest, a sweet place, harmony, and joy. The image this text evokes is the existence of different places, heavenly and earthly, which Christians believed in from the very beginning. “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” (Philippians 2:10 – NIV) Key Words: Early Christianity, I Enoch, Heaven, Hell, Beliefs. This research, which is exploratory and bibliographic, concludes that early Christians believed that there were five places besides the earthly dimension: three that coexist with the present reality and are temporary, and two eschatological destinations. In order to acquire a more precise sense of these locations, this paper not only explores the meanings of key terms such as “Hell” and “Heaven” in their Greek forms, but also approaches the book of I Enoch to shed further light in this area. The early Christians believed that God had prepared places for God’s creatures, whether human or other. This research seeks to examine, through an exegetical study in sacred book of Christians, the belief in the places of Beyond in Christianity in its beginning. Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal Nucleus of Knowledge. In Heaven, on Earth and Under the Earth: Beliefs About Places of Beyond in Early Christianity.
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