Celestial City
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Celestial City is the radiant, heavenly destination symbolizing ultimate spiritual fulfillment in Christian allegory, most famously depicted as the final goal of the pilgrim’s journey in John Bunyan’s works.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian allegorical motif
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allegorical place ⓘ fictional location ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ symbolic city ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Pilgrim’s Progress
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The Pilgrim’s Progress, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Christian (protagonist of The Pilgrim’s Progress)
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Christiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
judgment and reward
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pilgrimage ⓘ redemption ⓘ sanctification ⓘ spiritual warfare and victory ⓘ |
| describedAs |
eternal
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glorious ⓘ heavenly ⓘ radiant ⓘ |
| hasAuthorContext | John Bunyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenturyOfProminence | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOriginContext | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
didactic illustration of Christian doctrine
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encouragement to persevere in faith ⓘ |
| hasGenreContext |
religious literature
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spiritual allegory ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | English literature ⓘ |
| hasMedium | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasWorkContext |
The Pilgrim’s Progress
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The Pilgrim’s Progress, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian hymnody
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later Protestant devotional literature ⓘ sermons and homiletic imagery ⓘ visual depictions of heaven in Christian art ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Revelation 21–22
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biblical imagery of the New Jerusalem ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Christian allegory ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
final destination of the pilgrim’s journey
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goal of Christian pilgrimage ⓘ reward for faithful endurance ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
eternal life
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final perseverance of believers ⓘ heaven ⓘ spiritual fulfillment ⓘ the Kingdom of God NERFINISHED ⓘ the New Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ ultimate salvation ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
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