Is heaven real?

Christian faith affirms life with God and grounds that hope in Jesus Christ, especially his resurrection. John 14 presents Jesus bringing his people to the Father; Revelation 21–22 places that hope within new creation. This is a statement of Christian conviction, not a conclusion that this catalog has scientifically proved.

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Context and limits

Read the biblical texts before treating a contemporary story as evidence. Research may investigate experiences near death, but it does not verify the geography of heaven. We separate the authority claimed for Scripture from the limited evidentiary status of reported experiences.

Bible references and explanations here are identified paraphrases unless stated otherwise. Source inclusion does not mean full-text review, endorsement, or rights clearance. No named independent reviewer sign-off has been supplied.

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S070 · John 14 — WEB Updated
Public-domain text; cite exact passage and edition S071 · 1 Corinthians 15 — WEB Updated
Public-domain text; cite exact passage and edition S065 · Revelation 21 — WEB Updated
Public-domain text; cite exact passage and edition S015 · Parnia et al. — AWARE II (2023)
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