Beatific Vision
glossary_termThe contemplation of God in heavenly glory, a gift of God which is a constitutive element of the happiness (or beatitude) of heaven
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Because of his transcendence, God cannot be seen as he is, unless he himself opens up his mystery to man's immediate contemplation and gives him the capacity for it. the Church calls this contemplation of God in his Heavenly glory "the Beatific Vision":
The New Testament uses several expressions to characterize the beatitude to which God calls man: - the coming of the Kingdom of God; 16 - the vision of God: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" 17 - entering into the joy of the Lord; 18 - entering into God's rest: 19