Pearly gates

Pearly gates

The Pearly gates, in Christian beliefs, is an informal name for the gateway to Heaven, inspired by the description of the New Jerusalem in "Book of Revelation 21:21"— "The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate being made from a single pearl." [cite book
title=What the Good Book Didn't Say: Popular Myths and Misconceptions about the Bible
first=J. Stephen
last=Lang
pages=185
year=2003
publisher=Citadel Press
chapter=59: Imagine the Size of Those Oysters
id=ISBN 080652460X]

The image of the gates in popular culture is a set of large, white or wrought-iron gates in the clouds, guarded by Saint Peter (the keeper of the "keys to the kingdom"); those not fit to enter heaven are denied entrance at the gates, and thus descend into Hell. [cite book
title=The Church of Christ: a biblical ecclesiology for today
first=Everett
last=Ferguson
pages=53
year=1996
publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans
id=ISBN 0802841899]

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