It is Beatrice, a spiritual being, who guides Dante through Paradise. By turning his focus from the physical realm of Virgil to the spiritual realm of Beatrice, Dante is able to go through Paradise and ultimately see God. ... According to Dante's Paradise, true Heaven, where Dante saw the pinpoint of light that is God, is the Page 5 level of Empyrean, two levels above the eighth sphere. This means Troilus is not among God and he will never look upon God's light. He is below God. ...

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