2007-05-04 04:13:28 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So, if it is Heaven andnot heavens, does that mean that heaven = outerspace?
2007-05-04 07:19:55 · update #1
Heavens; most likely because of the clouds, there are multiple ones. :o)
2007-05-04 04:16:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some people say Heaven and Earth. I've heard it said both ways. Maybe it's because the heavens is so vast, never ending. Think about it, it has to be a pretty big place to hold all believers.
2007-05-04 11:21:19 · answer #2 · answered by Cresha B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"The heavens" doesn't refer to heaven where the saved will spend eternity. It refers to the sky, the stars and planets, whatever is "out there" as viewed from the earth. Even in ancient times, before any of the Bible was written, this was referred to as "the heavens" (not in English of course, since English didn't exist then either).
2007-05-04 11:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is?
Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2007-05-04 11:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by Noble Angel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many different religious texts refer to the levels of Heaven or the different dimensions. The higher ones being closer to God that souls must work their way up to.
Love & Light
Sharon
One Planet = One People
2007-05-04 11:18:12 · answer #5 · answered by Soul 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not sure of any other beliefs systems other than Islam. We believe that heaven is divided into seven levels, each one specific to a certain characteristic. The third heaven is where beauty will be manifest, for example.
2007-05-04 11:18:55 · answer #6 · answered by Knowing Gnostic 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Showing the vastness of the heavens. There is this huge universe with many different planets, moons, etc. that we have not even discovered or thought about.
2007-05-04 11:17:35 · answer #7 · answered by ♥LadyC♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is more then one heaven.
There is the first heaven which is our atmosphere.
The second heaven with is outter space and the stars.
The third heaven is where God resides.
2007-05-04 15:52:01 · answer #8 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plural does not always me more than one, like english tries to teach us. good example is how the queen of England talks. " Yes, we will have some tea ". She said "we" meaning more than one, but it was just her.
Same can be applied to Elohim. Can mean God, god like, etc. Can be singular or plural even though it still means 1.
English is some of the hardest language around when you compare it to others. ( I have lately study'n my native Indian tongue and some Hebrew, Arabic)
2007-05-04 11:18:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because when the heavens were made it was so big that instead of having it heaven they put it heavens cuz it was so big...
2007-05-04 11:18:38 · answer #10 · answered by SexyGurl 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So that when we're excited about something we can exclaim "good heavens!" instead of "good heaven!". The latter just doesn't sound right.
2007-05-04 11:19:04 · answer #11 · answered by atheist jesus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋