1ST HEAVEN is the one that God created for us here on earth. Genesis: 1-13.. talks about how God created the heaven and making of the earth, lights and all that good stuff but there is still no SUN or MOON... till... Genesis: 14-19.. which is actually our 2ND HEAVEN. Genesis 1:14, is the setting later identified (Genesis 1:16) as the sun, moon and stars ( ask yourself this, what do people think about when they think about heaven? the stars that are waaaay out there along with the planets and so forth, right? now the 3RD HEAVEN is talked about in the Old and New Testament but
IICORITHINANS 12:2-4 EXPLICITLY talks about it. 2.. "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 knoweth;) such an one caught up to the THIRD HEAVEN.
3.. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
4.. How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter."
The 3rd heaven is where God and certain angels dwell. so which one are you talking about?
2007-12-24 19:08:06
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answered by drtypesos 2
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Originally, the English term "heaven" was spelled heofon in Old English. It referred to the sky or the area above the earth where the "heavenly bodies" are placed. This is the first meaning of the word in the Bible (shemayim, Gen. 1:1). It was also considered the dwelling place of God and his angels. However, the term is also commonly used to translate other words meaning the abode of the righteous at some point after death, such as Paradise (see below for other terms).
While there are abundant and varied sources for conceptions of Heaven, the typical believer's view appears to depend largely on his religious tradition and particular sect. Generally religions agree on the concept of Heaven as pertaining to some type of peaceful life after death related to the immortality of the soul. Heaven is generally construed as a place of happiness, sometimes eternal happiness. A psychological reading of sacred religious texts across cultures and throughout history would describe it as a term signifying a state of "full aliveness" or wholeness.
In ancient Judaism, the belief in Heaven and afterlife was connected with that of Sheol (mentioned in Isaiah 38:18, Psalms 6:5 and Job 7:7-10). Some scholars asserted that Sheol was an earlier concept, but this theory is not universally held. One later Jewish sect that maintained belief in a Resurrection of the dead was known as the Pharisees. Opposed to them were the Sadducees who denied the doctrine of Resurrection (Matt. 22:23). In Christianity, heaven is either an eternally blessed life after death or a return to the pre-fallen state of humanity, a second and new Garden of Eden, in which humanity is reunited with God in a perfect and natural state of eternal existence and[citation needed] generally they believe this afterdeath reunion is accomplished through faith that Jesus Christ died for the sins of humanity on the cross, was resurrected and "bodily" ascended into heaven
2007-12-25 01:20:42
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answered by Anonymous
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Only Allah knows...
And Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And Allah knows everything. (Qur'an 49:16)
The description of the Paradise promised to the God fearing; therein are rivers of water which never stales; and rivers of milk of which the taste does not change, and rivers of wine of which the drinking is delightful; and the rivers of honey purified. And therein for them are every kind of fruit, and forgiveness from their Lord. (Qur'an 47:15)
2007-12-25 02:59:58
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answered by TheTruthYouDecide 1
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HerE!!34
2007-12-25 01:14:41
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answered by kramaster 5
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Right here next to us take a 90 degree turn to your right and trans substantiate. Heaven and Hell are overlaid on our reality and you do get to choose which one you exist in.
2007-12-25 01:19:23
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answered by Rational Humanist 7
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one foot above the ground on a different vibration, kinda like a fan has low med and high, we are on low vibration and the other side or actually home or what religion calls heaven is on a higher vibration
2007-12-25 01:19:03
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answered by Diamond 2
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Its not in this universe. The spirital world is not of a physical realm. This is no direction.
2007-12-25 15:30:27
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answered by Old School 5
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South of the third mole on my taint.
2007-12-25 03:36:36
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answered by kanoa k 5
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Do you mean "WHERE" is heaven? It exists in the imagination of humans.
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2007-12-25 01:16:40
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answered by Weird Darryl 6
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In your imagination right next to hell.
2007-12-25 01:24:59
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answered by Anonymous
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