Thematic Bible: Heavens


Thematic Bible




It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
[It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil
And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Verse ConceptsMidgetsCurtainsEarth, Description OfGod, Sovereignty OfInsectsCreation Of The Physical HeavensGod Is TranscendentMan, Insignificance OfGrasshoppersCirclesSmall CreaturesScienceEarthGod Being Outside Of CreationFlat Earth


This is what God the Lord says,

He who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,
Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeChaosGod, The CreatorGod, The LordCreation Of The Physical HeavensSpirit, Fallen And RedeemedMan, Creation OfGod Giving Breatha new beginningGod's Creationbreathingbreath


“At the beginning You founded the earth;
The heavens are the work of Your hands.
Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfFoundationsCreation, Origin OfBeginningPower Of God, ShownGod Acting Of Old

‘Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too difficult or too wonderful for You— Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfAll Things Being PossibleCreation Showing God's NatureEarth, Creation OfCreation Of The Physical HeavensStrength, DivinePossibilities For GodEasy For GodGod Showed His PowerPossible For God


For all the gods of the peoples are [lifeless] idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Verse ConceptsAstronomyCreation Of The Physical Heavens


“When He established the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there;
When He drew a circle upon the face of the deep,
Verse ConceptsCreation Of The Physical HeavensCirclesCreation Of The Seas



All the host of heaven will be dissolved,
And the skies will be rolled up like a scroll;
All their hosts [the stars and the planets] will also wither away
As a leaf withers from the vine,
And as a fig withers from the fig tree.
Verse ConceptsdrynessAstronomyHost Of HeavenScrollsSkyStarsVinesFigsThe Universe DestroyedNature DecayingAffecting Sun Moon And StarsLucifer



“Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
Then look to the earth beneath;
For the heavens will be torn to pieces and vanish like smoke,
And the earth will wear out like a garment
And its inhabitants will die in like manner.
But My salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness (justice) [and faithfully fulfilled promise] will not be broken.
Verse ConceptsFailture, God Will Nevereternity, nature ofAstronomyInsectsEarth, Destruction OfSmokeEcological ConcernsImputed RighteousnessSalvation, Described AsEternal DeliveranceThe Universe DestroyedDisappearanceThings Wearing OutLooking At God's WorksAbrasionSmoke Used Poetically

For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished. Verse ConceptsAffirmationsGuardiansHeaven And EarthLettersPensReliabilityScripture, Sufficiency OfGod Is UnchangeableUniverseThings Passing AwaySmall ThingsThe Universe DestroyedA Little BitAlphabetScriptures FulfilledThe World Being TemporaryTaking Care Of The Earthfeedbackfulfillment




“Even they will perish, but You endure;
Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment.
Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.
Verse ConceptsDecayClothing The EarthClean ClothesThings Wearing OutAbrasion

The sky was split [separated from the land] and rolled up like a scroll, and every mountain and island were dislodged and moved out of their places. Verse ConceptsScrollsCataclysmMountains RemovedRollingThe Universe DestroyedSky, Figurative UseThe End Of The WorldEnd TimesMoving To A New Place





“For just as the new heavens and the new earth
Which I make will remain and endure before Me,” declares the Lord,
“So your offspring and your name will remain and endure.
Verse ConceptsThe Completion Of The AgeNew ThingsCompletionNew EarthBeginningLand, Spiritual Aspects OfNew Heavens And New EarthNewnessProperty, LandRenewal, Of Natural OrderUniverseThe New CreationThe New UniverseCosmic RenewalGod Establishes Us





“For just as the new heavens and the new earth
Which I make will remain and endure before Me,” declares the Lord,
“So your offspring and your name will remain and endure.
Verse ConceptsThe Completion Of The AgeNew ThingsCompletionNew EarthBeginningLand, Spiritual Aspects OfNew Heavens And New EarthNewnessProperty, LandRenewal, Of Natural OrderUniverseThe New CreationThe New UniverseCosmic RenewalGod Establishes Us