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of Heaven in the Bible The bible is filled with references to Heaven, giving different names and expressions. The following are the names of heaven in the New Testament: - Paradise Lk.23:43; 2 Cor.12:3; Rev.2:7... in 3 places - The new heaven, the new Jerusalem (Rev.21:1-2). - The holy city of Jerusalem (Rev.21:10). - The king of glory (Ps.24:7), Crown of Glory (I Pet.5:4) - The place of Abraham, in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Lk.16:19-31). - Heaven is the dwelling place of God: Mt.5:16; 45; 6:1... (Gen.19:24; Deut.10:14; 1K.22:19; Ps.11:4) - Jesus came down from heaven: Jn.3:13; 31; 6:38; 1Cor.15:47 - Jesus ascended into heaven: Mk.16:19; Lk.24:50; Jn.20:17; Act.1:3-9; Eph.4:10; 1Pet.3:22 - Jesus will return from heaven: Mt.10:23; 16:27; 19:28; 25:31; Act.1:11; 1Thess.4:13-18; 2Thess.1:7; 2 Pet.1:16; Rev.1:7; 20:11; 22:20 - Heaven our home: Mt.5:12; 2Cor.5:1-5; Phil 3:20; Col 1:5; 1Pet 1:4 - Christ will take us to heaven: Mt 24:31; Jn.14:2-3; 1Thess.4:16-17; 2Thess.2:1 - Heaven intended for all mankind: 1Tim.2:4 - Not easy to attain: Prov.11:28; Mk.10:23-25; 1Cor.6:9; 1Pet.4:18 - We should strive to attain heaven: Col.3:1; Heb.13:14 - Our bodies must first be changed: 1Cor.15:50-51; 1Thess.4:13-17 - Degrees of happiness in heaven: Mt.20:21; Jn.14:1-3 - St. Paul taken to third heaven: 2Cor.12:2 Other names of Heaven in the New Testament: • the kingdom of heaven (Matt.5:3) • great reward (Matt.5:12) • life (Matt.7:14) • life everlasting (Matt.9:16) • the kingdom of the Father (Matt.13:43) • the joy of the Lord (Matt.25:21) • eternal life (Matt.25:46) • the kingdom (Matt.25:34) • the kingdom of God (Mk.9:46) • the kingdom of Christ (Luk.22:30) • the house of the Father (Jn.14:2) • incorrupt crown (I Cor.9:25) • inheritance of Christ (Eph.1:18) • crown of justice (2Tim.4:8) • crown of life (James 1:12) • the holy place (Hebr.9:12) • eternal inheritance (Hebr.9:15) • Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem (Hebr.12:22) • The new heaven, the new Jerusalem (Rev.21:1-2). • The holy city of Jerusalem (Rev.21:10). • the City (Rev.22:2-3) • heaven and heavens: in dozens of places: Mt.3:16, 5:12,18,34, 6:9, 11:23, 16:1,2,19, 19:21, 21:25, 28:18 Mar.1:0, 16:19, Luk.4:25, 9:54, 10:20, 12:33, 12:56, 15:7, 24:51, Jn.1:51, 3:13, 6:31,32 Acts 3:21, 4:12, 7:49,56, 22:6 2Cor. 5:1, 12:2, Eph.1:10, 3:15, 4:10, Phil.3:20, Col.1:16, 1Thes.1:10, 4:16, Heb.1:0,9:24, 10:34, 12:23, Jam.5:12, 1Pet.1:4, 3:22, 2Pet.3:10,13, 1Jn.5:7, Rev.6:14, 12:7, 21:1-3 In the Old Testament: • "I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!" (Job 19:25). • "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea". (Isaiah 11:6-9) • "And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. 7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it." (Isaiah 25:6-8) • "The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended." (Isaiah 60:19) • "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes." (Hosea 13:14) Other quotations of Heaven in the Old Testament: - Gen.1:1, 11:4, 28:12, - Ex.20:22, - Dt.10:14, 30:12 - 1K.8:27, - 2Chr.2:6, 6:18, - Nehem.9:6, - Job 15:15, 22:12, 22:14, 26:11, 37:18, 38:33 - Psalms 8:3, 11:14, 19:1, 33:6, 50:6, 73:25, 89:6, 102:19,25, 103:11, 104:2, 108:4, 115:6, 139:8, 146:6 - Is.34:4, 40:12,22, 51:6, 55:9, 64:1, 65:17, 66:1,22 - Jer.10:2, 23:24, 31:37, Ez.32:7 |
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