What Is Heaven Like According To The Bible

To answer the 35 most frequently asked questions about heaven.

There are actually three heavens described in the bible. Scripture refers to three heavens. The first heaven is what is called the firmament or sky that covers the earth. It is the best earthly representation of the place where god lives.

A few sunday school lessons sermon opening jokes and a ray boltz song got the idea in my head that heaven was a place with streets of gold. The second heaven is where the stars the sun and the moon reside. The apostle paul was caught up to the third heaven but he was prohibited from revealing what he experienced there 2 corinthians 12 1 9. The scriptures make clear that there is no one who is good enough for heaven romans 3 11 12.

Any righteousness that we think we have is like a filthy rag isaiah 64 6 when held up to the standard of god s incomparable holiness. Heaven for the christian will be a place of glorious life that will never end. Heaven is where good people will spend eternity. Joy inexpressible limitless peace pure love beauty beyond description that s what heaven is.

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I would like to attempt the impossible. The word heaven is found 276 times in the new testament alone. In the new testament the word heaven is a translation of the greek ouranos which means the sky and the abode of god and by extension an eternal realm of happiness and glory the sky in its vastness is a metaphor for the vastness and loftiness of god. As a kid it sounded like a boring place endless choir practice but it sure beat the alternative.

Greatest of all will be the presence of god the father god the son and god the holy spirit with whom we will enjoy fellowship forever. When i asked about what heaven was like i was directed to the last two chapters of revelation. If a third heaven exists there must also be two other heavens.