18 Bible Verses about Heaven, Glimpsed By Humans

When Jesus came out of the water he saw the heavens open and the Spirit descended on him like a dove.

Then Jesus was baptized and came up from the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened. He saw God's Spirit coming down like a dove.

When all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. He prayed and heaven was opened. Holy Spirit descended upon him in a bodily form like a dove. A voice came out of heaven. He said: You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.

John said: I saw the spirit descending as a dove out of heaven upon him.

He said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I do not know; or whether out of the body, I do not know; God knows), such a one caught up even to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I do not know; God knows), how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to speak.

After this I saw a door opened in heaven: and the first voice that I heard was talking to me like a trumpet. It said: Come up here and I will show you things from the future.

Hear my prayers and the prayers of your people. In your home in heaven hear us and forgive us.

Look down from your holy place in heaven and bless your people Israel. Bless the ground you have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as you swore to our fathers.'

The Levitical priests arose and blessed the people. Their voice was heard and their prayer came to God's holy dwelling place, to heaven.

After I heard these words I sat down on the ground and cried for days. I ate no food and offered prayer to the God of heaven.

Now I know that Jehovah will save his anointed king. He will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty deeds of his powerful hand.

When he took the book the four living creatures and twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Every one of them had harps, and golden bowls full of incense. These are the prayers of the holy ones.

Thus, he who swears by heaven also swears by the throne of God and him who sits on it.

I want you to swear by Jehovah God of heaven and earth that you will not get my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.

I heard the man clothed in linen, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him that lives forever: It will be for three and one half years; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things will be finished.

I tell you, offer no promises at all, not by heaven, because it is God's throne.

Above all things, my brothers do not swear by heaven, or by earth, or by any other oath. Let your Yes be Yes and your No be No. That way you will not fall under judgment.