The word in Scripture

Heaven in the Bible

The word heaven appears 583 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Heaven is God's dwelling and the home He is preparing for His people. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What heaven means in the Bible

Heaven is God's dwelling and the home He is preparing for His people.

Where the word heaven appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word heaven appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”Genesis 1:1

“The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.”Psalms 11:4

“For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?”Psalms 89:6

“For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.”Isaiah 34:5

“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:”Matthew 6:20

“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.”John 3:13

“Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”John 12:28

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”Romans 1:18