In The World English Bible, 389 In Young's Literal Translation, 375 Source(s): Btw, "money" (in the KJV) is mentioned 123 times, "war" is mentioned 220 times, "love" is mentioned 281 times. Adding to the confusion is that two other words are also translated hell in the New Testament. We'd like to help. Now that we have seen the three types of heaven, make sure what heaven is referred within the context. In the Genesis account, it is mentioned that “In the beginning, God created the heavens {plural} and the earth”. This is confirmed by Nehemiah, “Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein” (Neh. 13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. John writes about this book saying: “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels” (Revelation 3:5). 11 He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling. Suppose such a person, to gain heaven, would then have to be saved all over... Continue Reading, It seems as though everyone these days is looking for the perfect church. It is also where an innumerable host of angels worship and serve the Lord. In the Bible, Paul mentions prayer (prayers, prayer reports, prayer requests, exhortations to pray), 41 times. The Bible records Jesus praying 25 different times during his earthly ministry. It is translated “the pit” three times, “the grave” thirty-one times, and “hell” thirty-one times. When many of these articles were later compiled in book form, Pastor Stam wrote this word of explanation in the Preface: "It should be borne in mind that the newspaper column, Two Minutes With the Bible, has now been published for many years, so that local, national and international events are discussed as if they occurred only recently. We will never share your personal information and you can unsubscribe at any time. While Satan currently dwells in the second heaven, he will be cast out of heaven to the earth in the middle of the Tribulation period (Rev. I was reading in the Gospels (John 19:38-42) what I had read many times before but never saw it this way. So would John's record, which included the element of an earthquake. King David contemplated on this second heaven in Psalm 8:3, “when I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained.”. The Bible says that “a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail in from the sea” (Numbers 11:31) and that the birds were plentiful: two cubits (approximately 3 feet) deep all around the camp. Visit the store. It involves from the sky to the earth’s crust. Sign up now to receive Two Minutes With the Bible every day in your email inbox. The first heaven is our atmosphere where we live and serve the Lord. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. Paul reveals that he was caught up to the “third heaven” where he received a further revelation from the Lord regarding the Mystery (II Cor. 6:16;Acts 1:13 KJV says James is Judas brother). Bible Verses about Heaven - For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of… But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a… Whom have I in heaven but you? Many different types of sin are mentioned, so the total count that any type of sin is mentioned would be even higher. The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; Genesis 11:4 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge” (Psa. Daniel also makes the statement that the “God of heaven” will “set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed” (Dan 2:44; confirmed in the prophecy of Dan 7:13-14, 27.) In the Bible, we read that this third heaven is different from the previous two heavens mentioned. Yes, heaven is described and mentioned in the Old Testament. The word heaven is spoken of 622 times in the NIV, 692 times in the NKJV, countless other references to being with Jesus without actually using the word heaven. When we read the bible, this is never the case. “The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude” (Deuteronomy 1:10). Matthew 16:18 is the first instance in most English Bibles that the word church is used. 1-The Book of Life. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. We believe the Scriptures teach there are three heavens. Prior to the written revelation of God, the Lord used this realm as a teaching tool. “… they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth” (Jeremiah 16:4). Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Rather than rewrite or date such articles, we have left them just as they were when first published. “For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine” (Isaiah 13:10).