pearly gates
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“As the first victim — maybe this is a sentimental thought, but it’s a comfort to me to think that Mike was there to welcome the children through the pearly gates.”
From Seattle Times
“If there is an afterworld, Joel is on top of a list at the pearly gates — No. 1 with a bullet and a star. R.I.P.”
From Seattle Times
Will John Lennon, the ex-Beatle famous for imploring fans to “imagine there’s no heaven,” greet fans when they enter the Pearly Gates?
From Washington Times
Because the prayer ends at dawn, the music does, too, with the luminous, Pearly Gates grandeur of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony.
From New York Times
“I know he’s up there, handing out candy behind the Pearly Gates somewhere,” he said.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
