Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agoI have been told ever since I was a little shit that when you die you go to heaven first wait in line for St Peter to judge you at the pearly gates? Is this in the Bible? I thought god did judgingmessage-squaremessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down17
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareI have been told ever since I was a little shit that when you die you go to heaven first wait in line for St Peter to judge you at the pearly gates? Is this in the Bible? I thought god did judgingDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoIn Matthew 16 Jesus gives Peter the “keys to the kingdom” and in Revelation the new Jerusalem has pearls for gates. That’s where it comes from.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoThe pearly gates are biblical. I think the keys are taken a bit literally. But that’s interesting to think about, actually
In Matthew 16 Jesus gives Peter the “keys to the kingdom” and in Revelation the new Jerusalem has pearls for gates. That’s where it comes from.
The pearly gates are biblical. I think the keys are taken a bit literally. But that’s interesting to think about, actually