But Jews began to change their view over time, although it too never involved imagining a heaven or hell. About two hundred years before Jesus ... he says there are two gates that people pass ...

Now comes the moment to ascend with Jesus, as a “host” of former captives are set free. Behold the great procession that enters with Christ through the now-opened gates of heaven: Adam and Eve ...

Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, a pivotal event in the history of our salvation.

“took the PJ [private jet] to Heaven in ... also ran into Jesus and we hugged it out,” she wrote in a caption to a pair of photos, showing herself at the pearly gates and embracing the King ...

We cannot, of ourselves, achieve the sinless state necessary to enter through the gates of Heaven ... only one sure way to heaven, and that is found in following Christ Jesus.