Heaven

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.

While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.

Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.

Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.

…until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

…as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

…from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.

And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

…the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

…and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

…if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

…and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

…and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

…in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

…and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

…who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.

After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.

But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.

And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”

When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.