'Heaven' in the Bible

"Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!"

Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!"

From then on, Jesus began to announce, "Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!"

"How blessed are those who are destitute in spirit, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

"How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! That's how they persecuted the prophets who came before you."

In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good actions and glorify your Father in heaven."

because I tell all of you with certainty that until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished.

So whoever sets aside one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom from heaven. But whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom from heaven

because I tell you, unless your righteousness greatly exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom from heaven!"

But I tell you not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is God's throne,

so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people in order to be noticed by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Therefore, this is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

But keep on storing up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal,

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who keep on asking him!

"Not everyone who keeps saying to me, "Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom from heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven.

I tell all of you, many will come from east and west and will feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom from heaven.

As you go, make this announcement: "The kingdom from heaven is near!'

"Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before people I, too, will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

But whoever denies me before people I, too, will deny before my Father in heaven."

I tell all of you with certainty, among those born of women no one has appeared who is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least important person in the kingdom from heaven is greater than he.

"From the days of John the Baptist until the present, the kingdom from heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people have been attacking it,

"And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants.

because whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,

He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom from heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened."

"The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field."

"Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

"Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea that gathered all kinds of fish.

Then he told them, "That is why every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom from heaven is like the master of a household who brings both new and old things out of his treasure chest."

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

When the Pharisees and Sadducees arrived, in order to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.

I will give you the keys to the kingdom from heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven."

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven?"

Then he said, "I tell all of you with certainty, unless you change and become like little children, you will never get into the kingdom from heaven.

Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven,

"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, because I tell you, their angels in heaven always have access to my Father in heaven.

In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost."

"I tell all of you with certainty, whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven.

Furthermore, I tell all of you with certainty that if two of you agree on earth about anything you request, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven,

"That is why the kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

Jesus, however, said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to people like these."

Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

Then Jesus told his disciples, "I tell all of you with certainty, it will be hard for a rich person to get into the kingdom from heaven.

"The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Both the crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed him kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

Where did John's authority to baptize come from? From heaven or from humans?"

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

"The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

because in the resurrection, people neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven.

And don't call anyone on earth "Father,' because you have only one Father, the one in heaven.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom from heaven in people's faces. You don't go in yourselves, and you don't allow those who are trying to enter to go in.

And the one who swears an oath by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.

"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all "the tribes of the land will mourn' when they see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory.

He'll send out his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they'll gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to another."

Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."

"No one knows when that day or hour will come not the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father,

"At that time, the kingdom from heaven will be comparable to ten bridesmaids who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the groom.

Jesus told him, "You have said so. Nevertheless I tell you, from now on you will see "the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power' and "coming on the clouds of heaven.'"

Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake, because an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, approached the stone, rolled it away, and was sitting on top of it.

Then Jesus approached them and told them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Then a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!"

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

Then he looked up to heaven, sighed, and told him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened!"

The Pharisees arrived and began arguing with Jesus. They tested him by demanding from him a sign from heaven.

Jesus looked at him and loved him. Then he told him, "You're missing one thing. Go and sell everything you own, give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

How blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

"Whenever you stand up to pray, forgive whatever you have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins.

But if you do not forgive, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins."

Was John's authority to baptize from heaven or from humans? Answer me."

They began discussing this among themselves. "If we say, "From heaven,' he'll say, "Then why didn't you believe him?'

When people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven.

the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

He'll send out his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven."

Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."

"No one knows when that day or hour will come not the angels in heaven, not the Son, but only the Father.

Jesus said, "I AM, and "you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power' and "coming with the clouds of heaven.'"

So the Lord Jesus, after talking with his disciples, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

When the angels had left them and gone back to heaven, the shepherds told one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see what has taken place that the Lord has told us about."

When all the people had been baptized, Jesus, too, was baptized. While he was praying, heaven opened,

and the Holy Spirit descended on him, appearing in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!"

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because your reward in heaven is great! That's the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to the disciples to pass on to the crowd.

When the days grew closer for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he was determined to continue his journey to Jerusalem.

When his disciples James and John observed this rejection, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"

And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell!

He told them, "I watched Satan falling from heaven like lightning.

However, stop rejoicing because the spirits are submitting to you. Instead, rejoice because your names are written in heaven."

At that moment, the Holy Spirit made Jesus extremely joyful, so Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you.

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!"

Others, wanting to test Jesus, kept asking him for a sign from heaven.

"Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything.