“If you can’t spend time in contemplation now, what makes you think you can spend eternity doing it?”
Most people say they believe in Heaven and most assume they’re probably going there. But how many of us have seriously considered what Heaven would actually require of us?
Perfect happiness requires more than simply arriving at the right destination. If Heaven is a place where nothing evil, selfish, envious, dishonest, or impure can disturb our happiness, then we ourselves have to be transformed before we can belong there.
In this video, I explore why Scripture says that nothing unclean can enter Heaven, why Christianity places so much emphasis on self-denial and spiritual purification, and what St. Thomas Aquinas means when he says our final happiness consists in the vision of God.
Timestamps
00:00 – Everyone assumes they’re going to Heaven
00:39 – Happiness always has a cost
02:24 – Why Heaven requires moral perfection
03:35 – Would an imperfect person even enjoy Heaven?
05:35 – When a reward becomes a burden
06:40 – “Nothing unclean shall enter it”
07:47 – Why becoming perfect requires suffering
08:40 – Do you actually want Heaven?
11:00 – What will Heaven be like?
10:02 – Heaven is about God, not ourselves
11:15 – Aquinas and the Beatific Vision
11:40 – Are you training your soul for Heaven?
