Aren't Heaven and the Astral Plane the same place?

Question

Kaballah says the Astral Plane is really 3 levels.
Genesis says the Firmament was between the "waters"
below the Firmament, and "waters" ABOVE the Firmament, and the Firmament was called Heaven.
Read 2 Cor 12 about Astral travel and the 3rd Heaven.

Anthony Silva

Answer 1

Is there some reason why this wacky stuff is in the Higher Education section? Higher means 'higher than secondary school' not 'higher than a kite'

There is a religion section where this kind of babble will fit in perfectly.

Answer 2

I think the astral plane is where Buddhists say they travel to in "out-of-body" experiences. I seem to recall that it was not a destination for people who had left this world. Although once departed, spirits travelled beyond the astral plane.

Heaven, on the other hand, is a place where good souls go to after a lifetime of religious observence.