Difference between Heaven and Paradise

Key Difference: Heaven is a place where heavenly bodies such as the God, angels, jinn, and many more are placed in the sky or the area above the earth. Paradise is a religious term for a place in which existence is positive, pleasant-sounding and everlasting. It is a place of bliss, delight and happiness.

Heaven Heaven and Paradise are connected with spiritual beliefs. Heaven is a place where heavenly bodies such as the God, angels, jinn, and many more are placed in the sky or the area above the earth. It is believed that good people go to heaven and it belongs to the praiseworthy and good souls. Heaven is described by most religions as the place having beautiful buildings, streets of silver and gold, and precious stones. All kind of luxuries are available in heaven, but those all are the imagination of a person. One cannot be sure or precise while saying how heaven will look; as it was mentioned above that it’s all a religious belief.

Paradise is a religious term for a place in which existence is positive, pleasant-sounding and everlasting. Paradise is a place of bliss, delight and happiness. However, it would seem to be a midway, as opposed to the final establishment of a new heaven and a new earth. Paradise is usually used as a synonym for heaven. The paradise is mentioned in the Bible. It is said that the first man who had gone to Paradise was the person who was crucified with Jesus Christ.

Comparison between Heaven and Paradise:

	Heaven	Paradise
Description (Dictionary.com)	The abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life. A metonym for God (used in expressions of emphasis, surprise, etc.)	Heaven, as the final abode of the righteous. An intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection. A place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness. A state of supreme happiness; bliss.
Derived from	German word, heven	Greek word, paradeisos
Name of	Heaven is the name of pleasurable and mundane life	Paradise is the name of pleasure and delight
Ruled by	God	God
Place of	Pleasure and harmony	Happiness and Peace
Contrast	Hell	Underworld or low places
Usage	Often used in context to spiritual environment	Often used in context to earthly world that is free of misery or pain
Environment	Warm and pleasant	Light, warm and pleasing
Examples	Thanks heaven she finally got around to it. The results are wonderful. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. What lovely slices of heaven with completely different flavors.	It is a green paradise in the middle of the city, and it contains a small zoo. Both spirit prison and paradise are temporary according to latter day saint beliefs. Thereafter the majority of the people of paradise will be women.