Encountering Heaven: Scripture references

Encountering Heaven

Scripture references for your personal study

Please note that these are not exhaustive lists.

Three heavens

Scripture speaks of 3 heavens, it doesn’t say “first”, “second” or “third”- we use this language to explain the mystery.

• First heaven- Gen 1:26-30, Gen 2:1-4, Deut 11:11, 2 Chron 7:13-14, Is 55:10, Ps 147:8, Ps 33:6
• Second heaven- Ephs 6:12, Daniel 9
• Third Heaven/heaven of heavens: Ephs 1:20-23, Deut 10:14, 2 Chron 2:6, 2 Chron 6:18, Ex 20:22, Deut 4:36-39, Matt 3:16-17, Matt 17:10, Luke 2:13-15, Luke 22:43

Invitations to live from heaven:

• Ephs 1:20-23, Ephs 2:4-9
• 2 Cor 3:15-18
• Col 3:1-3
• Rev 4: 1-2

Descriptions of heaven I love meditating on:

• Rev Chapters 1, 4 and 5
• Isai 6
• Ezek chapters 1 and 2