18 Bible Verses about Heaven, Glimpsed By Humans

And straightaway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens divided, and the Spirit descending upon him as a dove.

And when Jesus was immersed, he went up straightaway out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.

Now it came to pass, during the immersion of all the people, Jesus also having been immersed and praying, for the heaven to be opened, and the Holy Spirit to descend in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and a voice to occur out of heaven, saying, Thou are my beloved Son. In thee I am well pleased.

And John testified, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained upon him.

And he said, Look, 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 body, I know not, or whether outside the body, I know not, God knows) such a man was caught up as far as the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in body, or whether outside the body, I know not, God knows) that he was caught up into the paradise, and heard inexpressible sayings that are not permitted for a man to utter.

After these things I looked, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard like a trumpet, speaking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will show thee what must happen after these things.

And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place. Yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and when thou hear, forgive.

Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the ground which thou have given us, as thou swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people. And their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days. And I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

Now I know that LORD saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

And when he took the book, the four beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls containing incense, which are the prayers of the sanctified.

And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.

And I will make thee swear by LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou will not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him who lives forever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half. And when th

But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy.