Excerpt from Heaven and Hell: What They Are and Where They Are Heaven and hell are relative terms. Heaven is the upper and less dense regions of the spirit world, while hell is the denser and lower regions thereof. Indeed, hell, or some portions of it, is on a level with the earth's surface. We are, therefore, surrounded at all times by evil and nu developed spirits of men and animals. It is these spirits which we see in our dreams. As Jesus and the apostles had no true conception of the structure of the earth and solar system, it follows that their knowledge of the nature and relationship of heaven and hell was imperfect and erroneous. Hell, like this earth, is only a temporary abode of the undeveloped and evil-minded. Heaven is the permanent home of the mature and perfect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.