The student who had gone through a grueling two weeks of exams finally received a gratifying report. She could now move on to the job she had always wanted.
Many people view life on earth in a similar way.
They think of it as a preliminary test that all must take. Man's happiness can be seen to lie in his possession of heavenly bliss. A recent Church of Christ survey in the United States claimed that 87 percent of respondents believe that they are likely to go to heaven after they die. Many non-Christians also hope to depart the earth for a better place after death. Muslims, for example, hope to go to a heavenly paradise.