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==Heaven in Christianity== | ==Heaven in Christianity== | ||
[[File:Fallen-Angels.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Fallen angel]]s being cast out of heaven as depicted in ''Paradise Lost | [[File:Fallen-Angels.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Fallen angel]]s being cast out of heaven as depicted in ''Paradise Lost'']] | ||
Descriptions of Heaven in the New Testament are more fully developed than those in the Old Testament, but are still generally vague. As in the Old Testament, in the New Testament God is described as the ruler of Heaven and Earth, but his power over the Earth is challenged by [[Satan]]. | Descriptions of Heaven in the New Testament are more fully developed than those in the Old Testament, but are still generally vague. As in the Old Testament, in the New Testament God is described as the ruler of Heaven and Earth, but his power over the Earth is challenged by [[Satan]]. | ||