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The Blessed at the gate to heaven with St. Peter (1467–1471) by Hans Memling. Pearly gates is an informal name for the gateway to Heaven according to some Christian denominations. It is inspired by the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:21: "The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl." [1]
Due to the power of the sage's ceremony, the king ascended to the gates of Svarga. The devas reported this to Indra, who angrily kicked Trishanku from the abode because of his low birth, sending him hurtling towards the earth. Vishvamitra was able to halt his fall mid-way during his descent, and so the king was left suspended in the air.
Pearly Gates (singer), stage name of Viola Billups (born 1946), American disco and soul singer and member of girl group The Flirtations Pearlies , slang for members of the Pearly Kings and Queens charitable tradition
The twelve gates of the New Jerusalem are reportedly each made of a single pearl in Revelation 21:21, that is, the Pearly Gates. "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass."
[19] She mocks and walks away from heaven, saying: "Pearly gates [that] look more like a picket fence" and turning towards the dark side. [19] Eilish also references Saint Peter, who is the keeper of the gates to heaven. [20] "
The pearly gates are a conceptual entry to Heaven in Christian religions. Pearly Gates may also refer to: Pearly Gates, a 1999 album by Jughead's Revenge; Pearly Gates (guitar), a 1959 Gibson Les Paul owned by Billy Gibbons; Pearly Gates (record label) Pearly Gates (singer), an American soul singer and member of the Flirtations
Image from a Falnama from India, created around 1610-1630, depicting the Last Judgement, Israfil on the top with a trumpet, a div below with a torch, the taqalan (ins and jinn) waiting to pass the Sirat Bridge to the afterlife with sinners falling off into hell filled with snakes, and the souls of the believers above in heaven.
Sister Lucille Pope (January 12, 1936 – September 26, 2019) was an American gospel musician, and leader of The Pearly Gates. Her first album, Nancey Jackson, was released by Savoy Records in 1991. She released music as singles throughout the 1960s and 1970s, yet no albums were recorded.