Christian Science Denies the Existence of Angels and Heaven

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Mrs. Eddy writes: "Angels are pure thoughts from God,winged by Truth and Love. My angels are exalted thoughts, appearing at the door of some sepulcher, in which human beliefs have buried their fondest earthly hopes" (S. & H., p. 299).
"Heaven: Harmony; the reign of spirit; government by divine principle; spirituality; bliss; the atmosphere of soul" (S. & H., p. 586).
Let us give one verse of Scripture in answer to the denial of the existence of angels, "He that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God" (Luke 12:9).
Here angels are put in contrast to men-two different classes of beings. They are spoken of as rational beings, capable of taking account of language. This is just one verse. Read every passage in Scripture concerning angels, and it will be found that this fantastic theory of Christian Science is a flat denial of the teaching of the Word of God on the point.
As to heaven, we read: "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11).
Heaven, as everywhere in Scripture, is spoken of as a locality. Transpose the meaning given by Christian Science into the above verse, and it becomes nonsense.