Heavens

Lesson 8

Three Divisions of Heavens



Each firmament is a heaven and all the heavens are divided into three divisions by the Bible.

1. The Bible identifies three .

2 Corinthians 12:2 "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."

to question 1.

First Heaven

2. Birds are to fly above the in the open firmament of .

Genesis 1:20 "And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven."

to question 2.

3. What is the habitation of birds? .

Psalm 104:12 "By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches."

to question 3.

4. Where is the habitation of birds? .

Psalm 104:12 "By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches."

to question 4.

5. Where is the location of rain?

Deuteronomy 11:17 "And then the LORD’S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you."

to question 5.

6. The rain of heaven is above the .

James 5:18 "And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit."

to question 6.

7. The angel that preached to all the world flew in the midst of .

Revelation 14:6 "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,"

to question 7.

Second Heaven

8. The sun and moon are located in .

Genesis 1:14 "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,"

to question 8.

9. The stars are located in .

Genesis 15:5 "And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be."

to question 9.

Third Heaven

10. The man in Christ was caught up to the heaven .

2 Corinthians 12:2 "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."

to question 10.

11. God is in his holy temple which is located in .

Psalms 11:4 "The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men."

to question 11.

12. Where is God's throne?

Psalms 11:4 "The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men."

to question 12.

13. Our heavenly Father is in

Matthew 6:9 "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name."

to question 13.

Heaven of Heavens

There are heavens of the first heaven.
There are heavens of the second heaven.

14. There are of heavens.

Psalm 148:4 "Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens."

to question 14.

15. In the first heaven there are of heavens.

Jeremiah 10:13 "When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures."

to question 15.

There are four major layers (firmaments-heavens) around the earth.
1. Troposphere 2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere 4. Thermosphere

16. In the second heaven there are of the .

1 Chronicles 27:23 "But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens."

There are heavens of the second heaven.

to question 16.

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