Chain Study Through the Bible

Heaven

Trace the theme of Heaven chronologically through Scripture -- from Genesis to Revelation.

164

Verses

34

Books

18

Old Testament

16

New Testament

14

Sub-topics

The Chain of Heaven Through Scripture

Old Testament18 books

Genesis

Old Testament3 references
Genesis 1:1-- THE PHYSICAL HEAVENS
Genesis 1:1-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Genesis 2:1-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
THE PHYSICAL HEAVENSPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF

Deuteronomy

Old Testament1 reference
Deuteronomy 26:15-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE

1 Kings

Old Testament1 reference
1 Kings 8:30,39,43,49-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE

2 Kings

Old Testament1 reference
2 Kings 2:11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

1 Chronicles

Old Testament3 references
1 Chronicles 16:31-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
1 Chronicles 16:26-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
1 Chronicles 21:26-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
GOD'S DWELLING PLACEPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF

2 Chronicles

Old Testament4 references
2 Chronicles 2:6-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
2 Chronicles 2:12-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
2 Chronicles 6:18,21,27,30,33,35,39-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
2 Chronicles 30:27-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
GOD'S DWELLING PLACEPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF

Nehemiah

Old Testament2 references
Nehemiah 9:27-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Nehemiah 9:6-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
GOD'S DWELLING PLACEPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF

Job

Old Testament4 references
Job 3:17-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Job 9:8-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Job 14:12-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OF
Job 22:12,14-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OFPHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OFGOD'S DWELLING PLACE

Psalms

Old Testament27 references
Psalms 2:4-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Psalms 8:3-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Psalms 11:4-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Psalms 16:11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Psalms 17:15-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

+ 22 more references

GOD'S DWELLING PLACEPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OFUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGTHE PHYSICAL HEAVENS+1 more

Proverbs

Old Testament1 reference
Proverbs 8:27-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF

Ecclesiastes

Old Testament1 reference
Ecclesiastes 5:2-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE

Isaiah

Old Testament13 references
Isaiah 33:17-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Isaiah 34:4-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OF
Isaiah 37:16-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Isaiah 40:22-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Isaiah 42:5-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF

+ 8 more references

UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGPHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OFPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OFGOD'S DWELLING PLACE+1 more

Jeremiah

Old Testament5 references
Jeremiah 10:12-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Jeremiah 23:24-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Jeremiah 31:37-- THE PHYSICAL HEAVENS
Jeremiah 32:17-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Jeremiah 51:15-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OFGOD'S DWELLING PLACETHE PHYSICAL HEAVENS

Lamentations

Old Testament1 reference
Lamentations 3:41,50-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE

Ezekiel

Old Testament1 reference
Ezekiel 1:1-- THE PHYSICAL HEAVENS

Daniel

Old Testament3 references
Daniel 4:35-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Daniel 5:23-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Daniel 12:3-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
GOD'S DWELLING PLACEUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

Zechariah

Old Testament1 reference
Zechariah 2:13-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE

Malachi

Old Testament1 reference
Malachi 3:17-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
400 Years of Silence
New Testament16 books

Matthew

New Testament20 references
Matthew 3:12-- Called A GARNER
Matthew 3:12-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Matthew 5:34,45-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Matthew 5:3,8,12,20-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Matthew 5:18-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OF

+ 15 more references

Called A GARNERUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGGOD'S DWELLING PLACEPHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OF+1 more

Mark

New Testament2 references
Mark 11:25,26-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Mark 16:19-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE

Luke

New Testament7 references
Luke 10:20-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Luke 12:8,32,33-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Luke 15:6,7,10,32-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Luke 16:22-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Luke 20:34-36-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

+ 2 more references

John

New Testament7 references
John 5:28,29-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
John 10:28-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
John 12:26-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
John 13:36-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
John 14:2-- THE FATHER'S HOUSE

+ 2 more references

UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGTHE FATHER'S HOUSE

Acts

New Testament5 references
Acts 2:19,20-- THE PHYSICAL HEAVENS
Acts 4:24-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Acts 7:49-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Acts 7:55,56-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Acts 14:15-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
THE PHYSICAL HEAVENSPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OFGOD'S DWELLING PLACEUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

Romans

New Testament2 references
Romans 1:18-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Romans 5:17-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
GOD'S DWELLING PLACEUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

2 Corinthians

New Testament3 references
2 Corinthians 5:1-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
2 Corinthians 12:2,4-- PARADISE
2 Corinthians 12:2-4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGPARADISE

Galatians

New Testament1 reference
Galatians 5:21-- The wicked excluded from

Ephesians

New Testament3 references
Ephesians 1:18-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Ephesians 5:5-- THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST AND OF GOD
Ephesians 5:5-- The wicked excluded from
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGTHE KINGDOM OF CHRIST AND OF GODThe wicked excluded from

Colossians

New Testament2 references
Colossians 1:5,6,12-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Colossians 3:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

1 Thessalonians

New Testament2 references
1 Thessalonians 2:12-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
1 Thessalonians 4:17-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

2 Thessalonians

New Testament2 references
2 Thessalonians 1:7-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
2 Thessalonians 2:14-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

Hebrews

New Testament9 references
Hebrews 1:10-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF
Hebrews 1:10-12-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OF
Hebrews 4:9-- A REST
Hebrews 8:1-- GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
Hebrews 10:34-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

+ 4 more references

PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OFPHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OFA RESTGOD'S DWELLING PLACE+2 more

1 Peter

New Testament1 reference
1 Peter 1:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING

2 Peter

New Testament4 references
2 Peter 1:11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
2 Peter 3:13-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
2 Peter 3:10,12-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OF
2 Peter 3:13-- NEW HEAVENS
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGPHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OFNEW HEAVENS

Revelation

New Testament21 references
Revelation 2:7-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Revelation 3:21-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Revelation 4:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Revelation 5:9-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING
Revelation 6:12-14-- PHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OF

+ 16 more references

UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATINGPHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OFGOD'S DWELLING PLACEPHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF+3 more

What This Chain Teaches

  • 1

    This theme first appears in Genesis and continues through to Revelation, spanning the full scope of Scripture.

  • 2

    The chain bridges both testaments with 18 Old Testament and 16 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.

  • 3

    Heaven is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.

  • 4

    With 14 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of Heaven in biblical theology.

Sub-Topics in This Chain

14 aspects of Heaven found in Scripture

GOD'S DWELLING PLACE(43 verses)
THE FUTURE DWELLING PLACE OF THE RIGHTEOUS(0 verses)
Called A GARNER(1 verse)
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST AND OF GOD(1 verse)
THE FATHER'S HOUSE(1 verse)
A HEAVENLY COUNTRY(1 verse)
A REST(2 verses)
PARADISE(1 verse)
The wicked excluded from(3 verses)
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING(60 verses)
THE PHYSICAL HEAVENS(13 verses)
PHYSICAL HEAVENS, CREATION OF(23 verses)
PHYSICAL HEAVENS, DESTRUCTION OF(11 verses)
NEW HEAVENS(4 verses)

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