What Does the Bible Say About Heaven?
Here are 4 Bible verses about heaven, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1John 14:2
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
BSBIn My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
- #2Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
BSB‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- #31 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
BSBRather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- #4Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
BSBIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).
Heaven in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Created by God: Ge 1:1; Re 10:6
- Everlasting: Ps 89:29; 2Co 5:1
- Immeasurable: Jer 31:37
- High: Ps 103:11; Isa 57:15
- Holy: De 26:15; Ps 20:6; Isa 57:15
- God's dwelling-place: 1Ki 8:30; Mt 6:9
- God's throne: Isa 66:1; Ac 7:49
- GOD
- Is the Lord of: Da 5:23; Mt 11:25
- Reigns in: Ps 11:4; 135:6; Da 4:35
- Fills: 1Ki 8:27; Jer 23:24
- Answers his people from: 1Ch 21:26; 2Ch 7:14; Ne 9:27; Ps 20:6
- Sends his judgments from: Ge 19:24; 1Sa 2:10; Da 4:13,14; Ro 1:18
- CHRIST
- As Mediator, entered into: Ac 3:21; Heb 6:20; 9:12,24
- Is all-powerful in: Mt 28:18; 1Pe 3:22
- Angels are in: Mt 18:10; 24:36
- Names of saints are written: Lu 10:20; Heb 12:23
- Saints rewarded in: Mt 5:12; 1Pe 1:4
- Repentance occasions joy in: Lu 15:7
- Lay up treasure in: Mt 6:20; Lu 12:33
- Flesh and blood cannot inherit: 1Co 15:50
- Happiness of, described: Re 7:16,17
- IS CALLED
- A garner: Mt 3:12
- The kingdom of Christ and of God: Eph 5:5
- The Father's house: Joh 14:2
- A heavenly country: Heb 11:16
- A rest: Heb 4:9
- Paradise: 2Co 12:2,4
- The wicked excluded from: Ga 5:21; Eph 5:5; Re 22:15
- Enoch and Elijah were translated into: Ge 5:24; Heb 11:5; 2Ki 2:11