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The celestial kingdom is taught as being the highest of the three degrees of glory. It is thought by the LDS Church to be the "third heaven" referred to by the apostle Paul in the King James Version of 2 Corinthians 12:2 and it is said to correspond to the "celestial bodies" and "glory of the sun" mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15:40–41. [19]
After the resurrection, all men and women—except the spirits that followed Lucifer and the sons of perdition—would be assigned one of three degrees of glory. Within the highest degree, the celestial kingdom, there are three further divisions, and those in the highest of these celestial divisions would become gods and goddesses through a ...
LDS theology interprets the third heaven to be the Celestial Kingdom, the highest of three degrees of glory rewarded by God following the resurrection and final judgment. [10] In 1st Corinthians 15 are mentioned three glories of heaven, which are compared to the sun, moon, and stars. Latter-day Saints believe that after the resurrection, there ...
The church will no longer perform a celestial marriage on a couple unless they are first (or simultaneously) legally married. A celestial marriage is not annulled by a civil divorce: a "cancellation of a sealing" may be granted, but only by the First Presidency, the highest authority in the church. Civil divorce and marriage outside the temple ...
The celestial kingdom is the highest level, with its power and glory comparable to the sun. Here, faithful and valiant disciples of Christ who accepted the fullness of his gospel and kept their covenants with Him through following the prophets of their dispensation are reunited with their families and with God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the ...
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According to Parley P. Pratt, ordinary human beings are said to have a telestial body; people who are translated are said to have a terrestrial body; and people who are resurrected are said to have a celestial body, [1] [unreliable source?] but all the terms also refer to the three degrees of resurrected being, as per 1 Corinthians 15 and ...
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