A colleague thinks the many mansions could mean many world and humanoids in other galaxies. n interesting take I had not considered.
Is it possible we Earthlings won’t be the only folks in heaven?
That is A very interesting take on the verse
While ‘alien’ sounding, your colleague’s speculation is very humanist. It stems from a universal view where this world is not the center and focus and image of God’s creation. Everything physical can be associated with heavenly (spiritual) things. ‘On earth as it is in heaven.’
We are the rooms in our Father’s house. It’s a major, and ongoing construction project. Look into it.