Christ in Middle Earth

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Originally Posted by Telcontar_Dunedain

Yet the elves had to die before they went to the Halls of Mandos and men had to die before they went to wherever they go. Technically Valinor is not heaven in that sense. It's more like paradise.

I think that JRRT was thinking of Eden when he described Valinor: no evil, until the Children brought it there. In this case Feanor. They were even naturally monogamous, until F's daddy had his little problem.