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Dante and Beatrice leave the Earthly Paradise and ascend into Heaven. As Dante nears the edge of Heaven and approaches God's throne, he begins to comment on the inadequacy of his poetic gifts to describe what he has seen.

Dante and Beatrice leave the Earthly Paradise and ascend into Heaven. As Dante nears the edge of Heaven and approaches God's throne, he begins to comment on the inadequacy of his poetic gifts to describe what he has seen.

Dante speaks to the souls he meets, in the nine spheres of Heaven, and Beatrice explains a number of theological and philosophical matters. Again, the content draws on Greek and Roman mythology, which is related to Christian virtues and doctrines, symbols from astrology, Biblical history, Church teaching, and honored political figures.

Dante speaks to the souls he meets, in the nine spheres of Heaven, and Beatrice explains a number of theological and philosophical matters. Again, the content draws on Greek and Roman mythology, which is related to Christian virtues and doctrines, symbols from astrology, Biblical history, Church teaching, and honored political figures.<ref>  [[The Divine Comedy]], By Dante Alighieri, Translated by Charles Singleton, Bollingen Series 80, Vol. 3: Paradiso. Copyright 1975 by Princeton University Press.  </ref>

 

Dante ends in Paradise, and is given the task of returning to life and writing down what he has seen for the benefit of those still living.  He equates this purpose to that of the man the [[apostle Paul]] wrote about who ascended to the 3rd Heaven in a vision, or that the [[Apostle John]] wrote in the Apocalypse ([[Book of Revelation|Revelation]]).  <ref>  [[The Divine Comedy]], By Dante Alighieri, Translated by Charles Singleton, Bollingen Series 80, Vol. 3: Paradiso. Copyright 1975 by Princeton University Press.  </ref>

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