People often use these kinds of phrases, in a semi-literal sense, as if they have some sort of idea of what heaven or hell are like. One time, upon exiting a rock concert, I overheard a parent say to a small child, "You hear that? Its straight out of the pit of hell." Think about what is being said. As if there is any music, of any kind, being created in hell. Or when people see something beautiful, they say, "Its just like heaven." This is, at best, silly, at worst, blasphemous. Sadly, our thoughts and ideas about heaven and hell have been formed by things like Dante's Divine Comedy, fire and brimstone preachers, and our own passions.
We must strive to have our thinking be in agreement with the Scripture and the Church. I encourage you to do a study of Scripture and see what it actually says about heaven and hell.
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