Every Layer of Heaven Explained in 16 Minutes (Dante's Paradiso)
Every Layer of Heaven Gets Explained in 16 Minutes. We check out the third and final part of Dante's Divine Comedy Dante's Paradiso (Paradise), the famous allegory where the poet Dante travels through heaven accompanied by Beatrice who symbolizes theology.
In the poem, Paradise is portrayed as a series of concentric spheres encircling the Earth, including the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the Fixed Stars, the Primum Mobile, and ultimately, the Empyrean. Written in the early 14th century, it serves as an allegory for the soul's journey toward God.
The layers or tiers of Heaven are as follows:
0:00 Moon ( The Inconstant)
1:41 Mercury (The Ambitious)
3:17 Venus (The Lovers)
4:49 The Sun (The Wise)
5:56 Mars (The Warriors of the Faith)
7:02 Jupiter (The Just Rulers)
8:43 Saturn (The Contemplatives)
10:42 The Fixed Stars (The Saints)
12:28 The Primum Mobile (The Angels)
13:59 The Empyrean (Abode of God)
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