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After passing from the earthly realm, all souls will have a chance to advance in the heavenly realm. Since everyone will have this chance, those farthest from God here will, in relation to others, continue to be farthest from Him. This is why hell and heaven are said to be eternal. The consequences of how well we do here will stay with us always. (2:23) Whatever we weave here we will wear hereafter. After passing away, as 'Abdu'l-Baha declares, the soul will continue its journey forward from "the degree of purity to which it has evolved during life in the physical body."18
(2:24)
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