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Originally Posted by Leto
So... if humans can become saints, and angels pre-existed humans, is there a heirarchy in heaven/hell (universe/outerverse)? Besides the God/everything else heirarchy that is.
I always thought that God was the top of the heirarchy, but do not know where angels, saints, fallen angels & other competitors to God (devil? Satan?) as well as humans or animals fall within the organization.
Also the concept of what existed prior to Judeo/Christian/Islamic paradigm with respect to this question. Is the Hindu view of the world really just an interpretation of what the /Christian/Islamic paradigm states is the case?
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Hierarchy and order was something well-loved by the Church. The best example of this is present in Dante's Divine Comedy. The hierarchical structure of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven is simply amazing. I think that is probably the most extreme illustration of any hierarchy present, though.