What are the three levels of heaven?

Answer 1

THE THREE HEAVENS
There's 3 heavens.

First Heaven = This is also called the firmament or expanse of heaven. It is the heaven where the birds fly and where the clouds give rain. (Gen.1:26; 2:20; 8:2 & 1Kings 18:45)

Second Heaven = This refers to outerspace where the sun, moon and stars can be found. (Gen.22:17 & Exodus 32:13 & Joshua 10:13)

Third Heaven = The Apostle Paul tells us that the heaven of God's abode is the "third heaven." In the Old Testament this is often designated by the phrase "the heaven of heavens." (Joshua 2:11 & Psalms 11:4 & 2Corinthians 12:2 equated with v.4 = paradise)

THERE ARE TWO KINGDOMS: ONE ON EARTH AND THE OTHER ONE COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN.

The 1st Kingdom of Heaven =
DAN.7:27 = "AND THE KINGDOM AND DOMINION, AND THE GREATNESS OF THE KINGDOM UNDER THE WHOLE HEAVEN, SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH, WHOSE KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, AND ALL DOMINION SHALL SERVE AND OBEY HIM."
REV.5:10 = "AND HAST MADE US UNTO OUR GOD KINGS AND PRIESTS: AND WE SHALL REIGN ON THE EARTH."

The 2nd kingdom of Heaven =
AFTER 1,000 YEARS = A NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH-HOLY CITY COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN = REV.21:1-4; ISAIAH 65:17-25; 66:1,22 AND ETC.

SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO---
ISAIAH 66:21; ZECH.14:9-11 = "BUILD HOUSES, PLANT VINEYARDS, EAT VINEYARDS"
ISAIAH 66:23; ZECH.14:16-19 = "WORSHIP FROM ONE NEW MOON TO ANOTHER AS ONE SABBATH TO ANOTHER"
JESUS WILL BE GIVING CITIES TO THE SAINTS INWHICH THEY WILL BE TEACHING OTHERS THE TRUE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE = MATT.25:14-23; EZEKIEL 36:10,33; LUKE 13:26; ISAIAH 61:4
WE WON'T MARRY OR BE GIVEN UNTO MARRIAGE = MATT.22:30
BOYS AND GIRLS WILL BE PLAYING IN THE STREETS = ZECHARIAH 8:4-5,8
MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH = PSALM 37:9-11; MATT.5:5; REV.5:10
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The Bible also describes three hells too.

The Bible describes three hells.

SHEOL OR HADES, THE FIRST HELL
The first term in Greek and Hebrew means the grave. It's the grave where the dead await the resurrection.
GENESIS 37:35---I SHALL GO DOWN INTO THE GRAVE.
PROVERBS 15:11--HELL & DESTRUCTION ARE BEFORE THE LORD.
ECCLES.9:10---NO WORK...OR KNOWLEDGE...IN THE GRAVE,
MATT.11:23---WILL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO HADES
1COR.15:55---O HADES, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY

GEHENNA, THE SECOND HELL
The second term in New Testament means the place of fiery destruction of the wicked.
MATT.5:22--...BE IN DANGER OF HELL FIRE
MATT.10:28--TO DESTROY BOTH BODY AND SOUL IN HELL

TARTAROO, THE THIRD HELL
This third term is only used once and refers to the place of restraint where the demon spirits were placed following the rebellion against God.
2PETER 2:4---BUT CAST THEM DOWN TO HELL.

Answer 2

What are the three heavens? Are there levels of Heaven?

The standard King James Version says,

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1).
However, most modern translations correctly refer to heavens, plural.

Jeremiah 4:25 describes one heaven:

"I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled."
Birds fly within the earth's atmosphere. Therefore one heaven is the air we breathe. Revelation 19:17 substantiates this by stating,

"I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come."
Genesis 22:17 says,

"In blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore."
So it seems there's a second heaven where the stars and planets are, the part of the universe we call space.


Psalm 11:4 says,

"The Lord is in his holy temple: the Lord's throne is in heaven . . . "
but it doesn't reveal which heaven.

It can't be the first heaven, since God does not yet dwell with mankind. Could it be the second heaven, space?

Deuteronomy 10:14 tells us:

"Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's your God; the earth also, with all that therein is."
Job 22:12 sheds a little more light on the subject.

"Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!"
This suggests the height of heaven is even higher than the stars, thus indicating yet another heaven.

But it's Paul who truly reveals a third heaven. In 2 Corinthians 12:2 he wrote,

"I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows;) such an one caught up to the third heaven."
Verse 4 refers to paradise, and Revelation 2:7 identifies it as the paradise of God.

So the three heavens are:

The atmosphere in which we live.
Space.
God's throne.

Answer 3

I assume you are referring to 2 Corinthians 12. Concerning this, John Calvin said, in his Commentaries (qv) the following: "The number three is made use of by way of eminence, to denote what is highest and most complete. Nay more, the term heaven, taken by itself, denotes here the blessed and glorious kingdom of God, which is above all the spheres, and the firmament itself, and even the entire frame-work of the world."
Most often in literature there are up to 7 levels, but this example is Biblical, rather than philosophical. It is interesting to know that Paul's listeners would have been familiar with the three levels.

Think of the three in terms of an onion's layers. The lowest level or core of the onion, is the physical world, which is visible to all (assuming you are not blind.) For the second heaven, refer to Genesis 1:6-8 KJV. This is a great division which, in many cases, seems to be a type of water itself. This "water's" purpose is in separating us from the heavenly beings themselves. In some literature, there is a significance in this second heaven that it will engulf the unrighteous at the day of judgment.
The third heaven is that in which God and his heavenly beings reside and it is beyond the sight of human beings. As Christ was resurrected with body, it is an interesting argumnent whether Paul was there in body or only spirit. The difficulty, of course, is similar to the argument for Purgatory: how can the unclean appear before God? Nevertheless, Paul is telling us that what he experienced (he tells us he is speaking of himself in verse 11) was not only a dream, but truly the experience of the third heaven.

Answer 4

Three levels.. did not know Heaven had three levels... Heaven is Heaven no levels to it

Answer 5

There are 7

Answer 6

Off hand I only know of the mormons who say 3 levels exactly. That would be , I think in order, Telestial ,Terrestrial, Celestial Kingdom, think I got that right.

Answer 7

There are only two that I know of. Heaven and purgatory although I don't think purgatory is widely taught od believed in anymore. The other level is of course Hell.

Answer 8

In the LDS tradition you have :

1. Celestial Kingdom, the highest

2. Terrestrial Kingdom, the middle

3. Telestial Kingdom, the lowest

Answer 9

There is Heaven and Hell, and Purgatory.

I would guess most of us if we are lucky would be spending some time in Purgatory to atone for our sins on earth and purify our souls so we can enter heaven.

Peace!

Answer 10

Considering the thumbs down I'm gonna say there are no levels.