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Heaven & Earth Cosmic Pair
- The Bible's main cosmic pair is heaven and earth, not heaven and hell.
- Heaven and earth are overlapping spaces, with the Bible's story focusing on their interaction, not on hell as a counterpart to heaven.
Possible Pain in Eden
- Pain and injury likely existed in Eden as work like gardening requires overcoming resistance.
- The post-fall curse made the environment hostile, adding thorns and thistles, but the pre-fall garden was still a place for meaningful work.
Uniqueness of Israelite Temples
- Israelite temples share with ancient cultures the idea that divine presence overlaps human space.
- Uniquely, Israel’s God is the creator of heaven and earth, and the temple symbolizes heaven and earth uniting, which God seeks to restore.