11 Bible Verses about Heaven, Glimpsed By Humans

And immediately on coming up from the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.

And after Jesus was immersed, he came up immediately from 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.

And it came to pass, while all the people were being immersed, that Jesus also was immersed; and as he was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in a bodily form, like a dove; and there came a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.

And John testified, saying: I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.

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

I knew a man in Christ fourteen years ago; that such a one (whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not: God knows;) was caught away to the third heaven. I also know that such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I know not: God knows,) was caught away to Paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

After these things I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven; and the first voice which I heard, like the voice of a trumpet speaking with me, said: Come up hither, and I will show you things that must be hereafter.

And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures, and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having, each of them, harps, and golden cups full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints.

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

But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, either by heaven, or by the earth, or with any other oath: but let your yes, be yes, and your no, be no, lest you fall into condemnation.