Would she be punished for doing her job? She might even go to one of the higher dimensions for being so good at it. Or get promoted to the torture of the lower souls for eternityWould Anya go to Heaven?
True enough in a Judaeo-Christian Heaven, But I seriously doubt that one of Joss' characters would end up there, especially given Tara's mention in Season 6 of not knowing which Heaven dimension they had pulled Buffy from. Buffyverse characters would most likely wind up in something the equivalent of Valhalla, Avalon, Elysium, Nirvana, or the Happy Hunting Grounds, to mention just a few . With that in mind, why should it be an either or question? I'm sure that Xander would love to spend eternity with his own little harem. From what we saw of Anya, she probably wouldn't object too strenuously, and Dawn would probably not take a whole lot of convincing.Matthew 22:30
At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
So the answer is neither.
I did think it was noteworthy that Buffy didn't mention Joyce being there. It does reinforce the idea of different Heavens, and maybe Buffy wasn't in the right one if her mother wasn't with her.I think this is the problem with seeing the afterlife as basically life but forever. I liked how Buffy described it as just feelings, she just said she felt happy and warm and that everyone she loved was okay. She didn't mention anyone else being there not even her mother.
I didn't see it as a lie when Buffy said she knew everyone she loved was okay because I think they would have been okay eventually in the way that life sorts itself out somehow. But she definitely could have just been in a nice dimension rather than actual heaven.I did think it was noteworthy that Buffy didn't mention Joyce being there. It does reinforce the idea of different Heavens, and maybe Buffy wasn't in the right one if her mother wasn't with her.
Also, she felt that everyone she loved was ok, but they weren't, so it was based on a lie. Whether contentment and peace are ok based on a lie is debatable. I'd rather come back and deal with the problems of life if it meant when it was over I could be with my loved ones in the Afterlife in a place built on honesty.
It's possible that Buffy was talking about the end of Season 5 when she sacrificed herself to save everyone. At that point in time, everyone she loved was okay, the world was saved and she could be at peace.I didn't see it as a lie when Buffy said she knew everyone she loved was okay