Paradise, Heaven, New Heaven & Earth
Paradise
Greek:
paradeisos –
a park, a garden, to the oriental mind it expresses the sum
total of blessedness.
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Luke
23:42-43 “And he
said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy
kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today
shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
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II
Corinthians 12:1-4
“It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come
to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ
above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell:
or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an
one caught up to the third heaven(tritos
ouranos=third,
heaven, sky, air)
. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the
body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) How that he was caught up
into paradise,
and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to
utter.”
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Revelation 2:7 “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I
give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the
paradise
of God.”
Heaven
Hebrew: galgal = rolling cloud
shachaq = thin cloud
shamayim= heavens, heaved up things
shemayin = heavens, heaved up things
arabah = mixed clouds
ariphim = dropping clouds
Old Testament:
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Genesis
1:1 “In the
beginning God created the heaven
(shamayim)
and the earth.”
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Genesis
2:1, 4 “Thus the
heavens
(shamayim)
and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. These are
the generations of the
heavens
(shamayim)
and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the
Lord God made the earth and the heavens (shamayim).”
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Genesis
15:19, 22 “And
he(Melchizedek king of Salem) blessed him, and said, Blessed be
Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven
(shamayim)
and earth: And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up
mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of
heaven
(shamayim)
and earth.”
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Genesis
24:7 “The Lord
God of heaven
(shamayim),
which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my
kindred, and which spake unto me, and that swear unto me,
saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his
angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from
thence.”
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Genesis
28:16-17 “And
Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is
in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said,
How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of
God, and this is the gate of heaven (shamayim).”
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Deuteronomy 3:24
“O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness,
and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in
heaven (shamayim)
or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according
to thy might?”
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Deuteronomy 4:39
“Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that
the Lord he is God in heaven
(shamayim)
above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.”
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Deuteronomy 10:14
“Behold, the heaven
(shamayim)
and the heaven
of heavens (shamayim)
is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein
is.”
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Joshua
2:11 “(Rahab)And
as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt,
neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of
you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven
(shamayim)
above, and in earth beneath.”
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I Kings
8:23, 27 “And
he(Solomon)stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of
all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands
toward heaven
(shamayim):
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the
heaven
(shamayim)
and heaven of
heavens (shamayim)
cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have
builded.”
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I Kings
22:19 “And he
said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord
sitting on his throne, and all the host of
heaven (shamayim)
standing by him on his right hand and on his left.”
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II Kings
2:1, 11 “And it
came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into
heaven
(shamayim)
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. And it
came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that, behold,
there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted
them both asunder: and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into
heaven
(shamayim).”
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II Kings
19:15 “And
Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel,
which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even
thou alone, of all they kingdoms of the earth; thou has made
heaven
(shamayim)
and earth.”
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II
Chronicles 2:6
“But who is able to build him an house, seeing the
heaven (shamayim)
and heaven of
heavens (shamayim)
cannot contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him an
house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?”
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II
Chronicles 2:12
“Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that
made heaven
(shamayim)
and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued
with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for
the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.”
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II
Chronicles 6:18
“But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold,
heaven
(shamayim)
and the heaven
of heavens (shamayim)
cannot contain thee: how much less this house which I have
built!”
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II
Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble
themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their
wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven
(shamayim),
and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
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Ezra 1:2
“Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven (shamayim),
hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged
me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.”
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Ezra 5:11
“And thus they
returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of
heaven
(shenayin)
and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years
ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.”
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Ezra 9:6
“And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face
to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head,
and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens (shamayim).”
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Nehemiah
1:4-5, 9 “And it
came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and
wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before
the God of heaven
(shamayim),
and said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of
heaven
(shamayim),
the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for
them that love him and observe his commandments: But if ye turn
unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there
were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the
heaven
(shamayim),
yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the
place that I have chosen to set my name there.”
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Nehemiah
9:6 “Thou, even
thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven
(shamayim),
the heaven of
heavens (shamayim),
with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein,
the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all;
and the host of heaven worshipppeth thee.”
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Job 22:12
“Is not God in
the height of heaven
(shamayim)?
And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!”
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Job 25:13
“By his Spirit he hath garnished the heavens
(shamayim)...”
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Psalm 8:3
“When I consider thy heavens
(shamayim),
the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou has
ordained:”
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Psalm 11:4
“The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in
heaven
(shamayim):
his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.”
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Psalm 19:1
“The heavens
(shamayim)
declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his
handywork.”
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Psalm
73:25 “Whom have
I in heaven
(shamayim)
but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside
thee.”
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Psalm
89:2, 5-6 “For I
have said, Mercy shall be built up forever: thy faithfulness
shalt thou establish in the very heavens (shamayim).
And the
heavens (shamayim)
shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the
congregation of the saints. For who in
heaven
(shachaq)
can be compared unto the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty
can be likened unto the Lord?”
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Psalm
102:19 “For he
hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from
heaven
(shamayim)
did the Lord behold the earth;”
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Psalm
103:11 “For as
the heaven
(shamayim)
is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that
fear him.”
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Psalm
103:19 “The Lord
hath prepared his throne in the heavens
(shamayim);
and his kingdom ruleth over all.”
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Psalm
115:3 “But our
God is in the heavens
(shamayim):
he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.”
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Psalm
115:15 “Ye are
blessed of the Lord which made heaven
(shamayim)
and earth..”
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Psalm
119:89 “For ever,
O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven (shamayim).”
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Psalm
139:8 “If I
ascend up into heaven
(shamayim),
thou art there: If I make my bed in hell (sheol=the
unseen state), behold, thou art there.”
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Psalm
148:4 “Praise
him, ye heavens of heavens
(shamayim),
and ye waters that be above the heavens (shamayim).”
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Proverbs
30:4 “Who hath
ascended up into heaven
(shamayim),
or descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath
bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends
of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if
thou canst tell?”
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Ecclesiastes 5:2
“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to
utter anything before God: for God is in heaven
(shamayim),
and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.”
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Isaiah
37:16 “O Lord of
hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, that
art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth:
thou hast made heaven
(shamayim)
and earth.”
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Isaiah
55:9 “For as the
heavens
(shamayim)
are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
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Isaiah
65:17 “For,
behold, I create new heavens
(shamayim)
and a new
earth: and the
former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”
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Isaiah
66:1 “Thus saith
the Lord, The heaven (shamayim)
is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: Where is the house
that ye build unto me? And where is the place of my rest?”
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Isaiah
66:22 “For as the
new heavens
(chadash
shamayim)
and the new
earth (chadash
erets),
which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so
shall your seed and your name remain.”
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Jeremiah
32:17 “Ah Lord
God! Behold, thou hast made the heaven
(shamayim)
and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and
there is nothing too hard for thee:”
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Lamentations 3:41
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the
heavens
(shamayim).”
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Ezekiel
1:1 “Now it came
to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth
day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of
Chebar, that the heavens
(shamayim)
were opened, and I saw visions of God.”
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Daniel
2:18-19, 28, 37-38
“That they would desire mercies of the God of
heaven (shemayin)
concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not
perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then was the
secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel
Blessed the God of
heaven (shemayin).
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and makes
known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter
days. The dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are
these; Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of
heaven
(shemayin)
hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.”
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Daniel 4:26 “And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of
the tree roots; they kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that
thou shalt have known that the
heavens
(smayimsh) do rule.”
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Daniel
7:13-14, 27 “I
saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man
came with the clouds of heaven
(shemayin),
and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near
before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a
kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve
him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not
pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom
under the whole
heaven (shenayin),
shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High,
whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall
serve and obey him.”
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Hosea 2:21
“And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the
Lord, I will hear the heavens
(shamayim),
and they shall hear the earth:”
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Joel 2:10
“The earth shall
quake before them; the heavens
(shemayim)
shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars
shall withdraw their shining:”
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Joel 2:30
“And I will shew wonders in the heavens
(shamayim)
and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.”
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Joel
3:16-17 “The Lord
also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem;
and the heavens
(shemayim)
and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his
people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye
know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy
mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no
strangers pass through her any more.”
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Amos 9:6
“It is he that
buildeth his stories in the heaven
(shamayim),
and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the
waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the
earth: The Lord is his name.”
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Jonah 1:9
“And he said unto them, I (Jonah) am an Hebrew; and I fear the
Lord, the God of heaven
(shamayim),
which hath made the sea and the dry land.”
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Habakkuk
3:3 “God came
from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran, Selah. His glory
covered the heavens
(shemayim),
and the earth was full of his praise.”
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Haggai 2:6
“For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little
while, and I will shake the heavens
(shamayim),
and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake
all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I
will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.”
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Zechariah
6:5 “And the
angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of
the heavens
(shamayim),
which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.”
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Zechariah
12:1-3 “The
burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which
stretcheth forth the heavens
(shamayim), and layeth
the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man
within him. Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling
unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege
both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I
make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that
burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the
people of the earth be gathered together against it.”
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Malachi
3:10 “Bring ye
all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts,
if I will not open you the windows of heaven
(shamayim),
and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough
to receive it.”
Heaven
Greek: ouranos =
heaven, sky, air
ouranothen = from heaven
epouranios = heavenly, in or on heaven
ouranou = out of heaven
ouranios = heavenly places
epourania = heaven things
ouranoi = heavens, skies
New Testament:
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Matthew
3:2 “And
saying(John the Baptist), Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven (ouranos)
is at hand.”
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Matthew
3:16-17 “And
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the
water: and, lo, the heavens
(ouranos)
were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending
like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from
heaven
(ouranos),
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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Matthew
4:17 “From that
time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom
of heaven
(ouranos)
is at hand.”
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Matthew
5:11-12 “Blessed
are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall
say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in
heaven
(ouranos):
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”
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Matthew
5:16 “Let your
light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven
(ouranos).”
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Matthew
5:18 “For verily
I say unto you, Till heaven
(ouranos)
and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from
the law, till all be fulfilled.”
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Matthew
5:19-20
“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach me so, he shall be called the
least in the kingdom of heaven
(ouranos):
but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called
great in the kingdom of
heaven
(ouranos).
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no
case enter into the kingdom of
heaven
(ouranos).”
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Matthew
5:34 “But I say
unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven
(ouranos);
for it is God's throne.”
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Matthew
5:45 “That ye may
be the children of your Father which is in
heaven (ouranos):
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and
sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
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Matthew
6:9-10 “After
this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which are in
heaven
(ouranos),
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in
heaven (ouranos).”
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Matthew
24:24, 29-30 “Heaven
(ouranos)
and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars
shall fall from
heaven (ouranos),
and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall
appear the sign of the Son of man in
heaven
(ouranos):
and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall
see the Son of man coming in the clouds of
heaven
(ouranos)
with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a
great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his
elect from the four winds, from one end of
heaven
(ouranos)
to the other.”
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Matthew
28:18 “And Jesus
came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in
heaven
(ouranos)
and in earth.”
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Mark 1:10
“And straightway
coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the
Spirit like a dove descending upon him: And there came a voice
from heaven
(ouranoi),
saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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Mark 11:25
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against
any: that your Father also which is in heaven
(ouranos)
may forgive you your trespasses.”
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Mark 12:25
“For when thy shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor
are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in
heaven
(ouranos).”
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Mark
13:24-27 “But in
those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of
heaven
(ouranos)
shall fall, and the powers that are in
heaven
(ouranos)
shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming
in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send
his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four
winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost
part of heaven
(ouranos).”
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Mark
13:31-32 “Heaven
(ouranos)
and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. But
of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels
which are in
heaven
(ouranos),
neither the Son, but the Father.”
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Mark 14:62
“And Jesus said, I am(Christ, the Son of the Blessed): and ye
shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and
coming in the clouds of heaven.”
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Mark 16:19
“So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up
into heaven
(ouranos),
and sat on the right hand of God.”
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Luke
2:13-14 “And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
heavenly (ouranios)
host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men.”
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Luke 10:20
“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are
subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are
written in heaven
(ouranos).”
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Luke 12:33
“Sell that ye
have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old,
a treasure in the heavens
(ouranoi)
that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth
corrupteth.”
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Luke 15:7
“I say unto you,
that likewise joy shall be in heaven
(ouranos)
over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine
just persons, which need no repentance.”
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Luke 18:22
“Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet
lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute
unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven (ouranos):
and come, follow me.”
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Luke
21:25-28
“And there shall be
signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon
the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the
waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for
looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for
the powers of heaven
(ouranos)
shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming
in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things
begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for
your redemption draweth nigh.”
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John
3:12-13 “If I
have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye
believe, if I tell you of heavenly
(epourania)
things? And no man hath ascended up to
heaven
(ouranos),
but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is
in heaven
(ouranos).”
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John 3:31
“He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth
is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from
heaven
(ouranos)
is above all.”
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John 6:38,
41-42, 50-51 “For
I came down from heaven
(ouranos), not to do mine own will, but the will of him that
sent me. The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am
the bread which came down from heaven
(ouranos).
And he said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father
and mother we know? How is it then that he saith, I came down
from heaven
(ouranos)?
This is the bread which cometh down from
heaven
(ouranos),
that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread
which came down from
heaven
(ouranos): if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever:
and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give
for the life of the world.”
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John 12:28
“Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from
heaven
(ouranos),
saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
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John 17:1,
24“These words
spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven
(ouranos),
and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy
Son also may glorify thee: Father, I will that they also, whom
thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold
my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before
the foundation of the world.”
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Acts
1:10-11 “And
while they looked steadfastly toward heaven
(ouranos)
as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into
heaven
(ouranos)?
This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into
heaven
(ouranos),
shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into
heaven
(ouranos).”
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Acts 2:2
“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven
(ouranos)
as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where
they were sitting.”
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Acts 3:21
“Whom(Jesus)heaven
(ouranos)
must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which
God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the
world began.”
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Acts 4:24
“And when they
heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord,
and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made
heaven (ouranos),
and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:”
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Acts 7:49
“Heaven
(ouranos)
is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye
build me? Saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?”
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Acts 7:56
“And said,
behold, I see the heavens
(ouranoi)
opened, and the Son of man standing on the right had of God.”
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Acts 17:24
“God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he
is Lord of heaven
(ouranos)
and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;”
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Acts
26:13, 19 “At
midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from
heaven
(oueanother),
above
the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and
them
which journeyed with me.
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the
heavenly
(ouranios)
vision:”
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Romans
10:6 “But the
righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not
in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven
(ouranos)?
(that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
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I
Corinthians 15:47
“The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the
Lord from heaven
(ouranos).”
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II
Corinthians 5:1-2
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle
were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens
(ouranoi).
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with
our house which is from
heaven
(ouranos):”
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Galatians
1:8 “But though
we, or an angel from heaven
(ouranos),
preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have
preached unto you, let him be accursed.”
-
Ephesians
1:3 “Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us
with all spiritual blessings in heavenly
(epourania)
places in Christ:”
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Ephesians
1:10 “That in the
dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together
in one all things in Christ, both which are in
heaven (ouranos),
and which are on earth; even in him:”
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Ephesians
1:20 “Which he
wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him
at his own right hand in the heavenly
(ouranou)
places.”
-
Ephesians
2:6 “And hath
raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly (epourania)
places in Christ Jesus:”
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Ephesian
3:10 “To the
intent that now unto the principalities and powers in
heavenly
(epourania)
places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ
Jesus our Lord:”
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Ephesians
3:14-15 “For this
cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
of whom the whole family in heaven
(ouranos)
and earth is named.”
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Ephesians
4:10 “He that
descended is the same also that ascended up far above all
heavens
(ouranoi),
that he might fill all things.”
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Philippians 2:10
“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in
heaven
(ouranos),
and things in earth, and things under the earth;”
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Philippians 3:20
“For our conversation is in heaven
(ouranos);
from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus
Christ:”
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Colossians
1:5 “For the hope
which is laid up for you in heaven
(ouranos),
whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel:”
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Colossians
1:16, 20, 23 “For
by him were all things created, that are in
heaven (ouranos),
and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things
were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things,
and by him all things consist. And, having made peace through
the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto
himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or
things in
heaven (ouranos).
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not
moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and
which was preached to every creature which is under
heaven
(ouranos);
whereof I Paul am made a minister;””
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I
Thessalonians 1:10
“And to wait for his Son from heaven
(ouranos),
whom he raised from the dead even Jesus, which delivered us from
the wrath to come.”
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I
Thessalonians 4:16-18
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven
(ouranos)
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we
which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever
be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these
words.”
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II
Thessalonians 1:7
“And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord
Jesus shall be revealed from heaven
(ouranos)
with his mighty angels.”
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II Timothy
4:18 “And the
Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me
unto his heavenly
(epouranios)
kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
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Hebrews
1:10 “And, Thou,
Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth;
and the heavens
(ouranoi)
are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou
remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as
a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed:
but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”
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Hebrews
4:14 “Seeing then
that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the
heavens
(ouranoi),
Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.”
-
Hebrews
7:26 “For such an
high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,
separate from sinners, and made higher than the
heavens (ouranoi);”
-
Hebrews
8:1, 5 “Now of
the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an
high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of
Majesty in the heavens
(ouranoi);
Who serve unto the example and shadow of
heavenly
(epourania)
things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make
the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things
according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.”
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Hebrews
9:23-24 “It was
therefore necessary the the patterns of things in the heavens (ouranoi)
should be purified with these; but the
heavenly
(epourania)
things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ
is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are
the figures of the true; but into
heaven
(ouranos)
itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:”
-
Hebrews
10:34 “For ye had
compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of
your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in
heaven (ouranos)
a better and enduring substance.”
-
Hebrews
11:16 “But now
they desire a better country, that is an
heavenly (epouranios):
wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath
prepared for them a city.”
-
Hebrews
12:22 “But ye are
come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the
heavenly
(epouranios)
Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the
general assembly and church of the first born, which are written
in heaven
(ouranos),
and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made
perfect.”
-
Hebrews
12:23-29 “To the
general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written
in heaven
(ouranos),
and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made
perfect. And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to
the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that
of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they
escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall
not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from
heaven
(ouranos):
Whose voice then shook, the earth: but now he hath promised
saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also
heaven
(ouranos).
And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those
things that are shaken, as of things that are made, and those
things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving
a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we
may serve God, acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our
God is a consuming fire.”
-
I Peter
1:4, 12 “To an
inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not
away, reserved in heaven
(ouranos)
for you. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves,
but unto us they did minister the things which are now reported
unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the
Holy Spirit sent down from
heaven
(ouranos);
which things the angels desire to look into.”
-
II Peter
1:18 “And this
voice which came from heaven
(ouranos)
we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.”
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II Peter
3:5, 7, 10-13
“For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of
God the heavens
(ouranoi)
were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the
water: But the
heavens (ouranoi)
and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in
store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and
perdition of ungodly men. But the day of the Lord will come as a
thief in the night; in the which the
heavens
(ouranoi)
shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt
with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein
shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be
dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy
conversation and godliness, looking for the hasting unto the
coming of the day of God, where in the
heavens
(ouranoi)
being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt
with fervent heat?”
-
I John 5:7
“For there are three that bear record in heaven
(ouranos),
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are
one.”
-
Revelation
3:12 “Him that
overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he
shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of the
city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of
heaven (ouranos)
from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.”
-
Revelation
4:1 “After this I
looked, and , behold, a door was opened in
heaven (ouranos):
and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet
talking, with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew
thee things which must be hereafter.”
-
Revelation
6:13-14 “And the
stars of heaven
(ouranso)
fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely
figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the
heaven
(ouranos)
departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every
mountain and island were moved out of their places.”
-
Revelation
8:13 “And I
behold, and heard an angel flying throughout the midst of
heaven
(mesouraxema),
saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of
the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the
the three angels, which are yet to sound!”
-
Revelation
10:1, 4-6, “And I
saw another mighty angel come down from heaven
(ouranos),
clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his
face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was
about to write: and I heard a voice from
heaven
(ouranos)
saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders
uttered, and write them not. And the angel which I saw stand
upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to
heaven
(ouranos),
and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created
heaven
(ouranos),
and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things
that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein,
that there should be time no longer:”
-
Revelation
11:6, 12-13, 15, 19
“These have power to shut heaven
(ouranos),
that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power
over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with
plagues, as often as they will. And they heard a great voice
from heaven
saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to
heaven
(ouranos)
in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was
there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell,
and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the
remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of
heaven
(ouranos).
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in
heaven
(ouranos),
saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of
our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and
ever. And the temple of God was opened in
heaven
(ouranos),
and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and
there were lightings, and voices, and thunderings, and an
earthquake, and great hail.”
-
Revelation
12:1, 3,4, 7-8, 10, 12
“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven
(ouranos);
a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and
upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And there appeared
another wonder in
heaven (ouranos);
and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third
part of the stars of
heaven
(ouranos),
and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the
woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child
as soon as it was born. And there was war in
heaven
(ouranos):
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon: and the dragon
fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their
place found any more in
heaven
(ouranos).
And I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven
(ouranos),
Now is come salvation, and strength and the kingdom of our God,
and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is
cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Therefore rejoice, ye
heavens
(ouranoi),
and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth
and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having
great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”
-
Revelation
13:6 “And he
opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his
name, and his tabernacle and them that dwell in
heaven (ouranos).”
-
Revelation
14:2, 7, 13, 17
“And I heard a voice from heaven
(ouranos),
as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great
thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their
harps: Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to
him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that
made heaven
(ouranos),
and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. And I heard
a voice from
heaven (ouranos)
saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the
Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest
from their labors; and their works do follow them. And another
angel came out of the temple which is in
heaven
(ouranos),
he also having a sharp sickle.”
-
Revelation
15:1, 5 “And I
saw another sign in heaven
(ouranos),
great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues;
for in them is fill up the wrath of God. And after that I
looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the
testimony in
heaven (ouranos)was
opened:”
-
Revelation
18:1, 4-5, 20
“And after these things I saw another angel come down from
heaven
(ouranos),
having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
And I heard another voice from
heaven
(ouranos),
saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of
her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins
have reached unto
heaven (ouranos),
and God hath remembered her iniquities. Rejoice over her, thou
heaven
(ouranos),
and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on
her.”
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Revelation
19:1, 11, 14 “And
after these things I heard a great voice of much people in
heaven
(ouranos),
saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power,
unto the Lord our God: And I saw
heaven
(ouranos)
opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was
called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and
make war. And the armies which were in
heaven
(ouranos)
followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and
clean.”
-
Revelation
20:1, 9, 11 “And
I saw an angel come down from heaven
(ouranos),
having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his
hand. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and
compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city:
and fire came down from God out of
heaven
(ouranos),
and devoured them. And I saw a great white throne, and him that
sat on it, from whose face the earth and the
heaven
(ouranos)
fled away; and there was found no place for them.”
-
Revelation
21:1-3, 21 “And I
saw a new heaven
(ouranos)
and a new earth: for the first
heaven
and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from
God out of heaven
(ouranos),
prepared as a bride adorned from her husband. And I heard a
great voice out of
heaven (ouranos)
saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will
dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself
shall be with them, and be their God.
New Heaven and Earth
Hebrew:
chadash-
new
Greek:
kainos
– new, fresh, recent, newly made
Old Testament:
-
Isaiah
65:17 “For
behold, I create new
(chadash)
heavens
(shamayim)
and a new
(chadash)
earth
(erets):
and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”
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Isaiah
66:22 “For as the
new
(chadash)
heavens
(shamayim)
and the new
(chadash)
earth
(erets),
which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so
shall your seed and your name remain.”
New Testament:
-
II Peter
3:13
“Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for
new (kainos)
heavens and a
new (kainos)
earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.”
-
Revelation
3:12 “Him that
overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he
shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my
God, and the name of the city of my God, which is
new (kainos)
Jerusalem, which
cometh down out of heaven from God: and I will write upon him my
new
(kainos)
name.”
-
Revelation
21:1 “And I saw a
new
(kainos)
heaven and a
new (kainos)
earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed
away; and there was no more sea.”
-
Revelation
21:2 “And I John
saw the holy city, new
(kainos)
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband.”
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Revelation
21:5 “And he that
sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things
new (kainos).
And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and
faithful.”
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