Not only does Hell start here, Heaven and Purgatory start here, as well. Purgatory is the ascending ordered loves, what Augustine called the Ordo Amoris. This life is the journey to salvation and the task before us is to rightly order our loves. The Great Divorce is so good at illustrating disordered love even at the threshold of Heaven. It is incredible how CS Lewis incorporated The Divine Comedy into the Great Divorce. Heaven is the satisfaction of knowing God (loving God) face to face. His Grace gives us glimpses of what Heaven will be.
Not only does Hell start here, Heaven and Purgatory start here, as well. Purgatory is the ascending ordered loves, what Augustine called the Ordo Amoris. This life is the journey to salvation and the task before us is to rightly order our loves. The Great Divorce is so good at illustrating disordered love even at the threshold of Heaven. It is incredible how CS Lewis incorporated The Divine Comedy into the Great Divorce. Heaven is the satisfaction of knowing God (loving God) face to face. His Grace gives us glimpses of what Heaven will be.