Diablo III 2005 Screenshots

Kotaku and German site PC Games both have a dozen screenshots from the 2005 build of Diablo III. It looks quite different, if for no other reason than being set in heaven instead of hell.
More than a dozen screen shots of an early version of Diablo III shows three environments: Keep, Angelic Lands and Heaven. In Heaven, it appears the player was destined to run into some familiar Archangels, with an appearance by Tyrael.

As for the class of the character, it appears to be a fighter equipped with sword and shield, with a style that reminds us of the Paladin or a Crusader.
The PC Games article states it was canceled for falling below expectations and all work on it discarded.