Various scriptures relating to Heaven
~ New Testament ~
Matt 3:12
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather
his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
(KJV)
Matt 5:3
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (KJV)
Matt 5:8
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. (KJV)
Matt 5:12
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so
persecuted they the prophets which were before you. (KJV)
Matt 5:20
20 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. (KJV)
Matt 6:20
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: (KJV)
Matt 8:11
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall
sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. (KJV)
Matt 13:30
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will
say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles
to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. (KJV)
Matt 13:43
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their
Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. (KJV)
Matt 13:49
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and
sever the wicked from among the just, (KJV)
Matt 18:10
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you,
That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in
heaven. (KJV)
Matt 19:21
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and
give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow
me. (KJV)
Matt 22:30
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but
are as the angels of God in heaven. (KJV)
Matt 25:34
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
(KJV)
Matt 25:46
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into
life eternal. (KJV)
Luke 10:20
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you;
but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. (KJV)
Luke 12:8
8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son
of man also confess before the angels of God: (KJV)
Luke 12:32-33
32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom.
33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old,
a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither
moth corrupteth. (KJV)
Luke 15:6-7
6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours,
saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that
repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no
repentance. (KJV)
Luke 15:10
10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth. (KJV)
Luke 15:32
32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was
dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. (KJV)
Luke 16:22
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into
Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; (KJV)
Luke 20:34-36
34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are
given in marriage:
35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the
resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are
the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. (KJV)
Luke 22:29-30
29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones
judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (KJV)
Luke 23:43
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me
in paradise. (KJV)
John 5:28-29
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the
graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of
life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (KJV)
John 10:28
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall
any man pluck them out of my hand. (KJV)
John 12:26
26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my
servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. (KJV)
John 13:36
36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him,
Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
(KJV)
John 14:2-3
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.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you
unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (KJV)
John 17:22
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one,
even as we are one: (KJV)
John 17:24
24 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. (KJV)
Acts 7:55-56
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and
saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on
the right hand of God. (KJV)
Rom 5:17
17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which
receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life
by one, Jesus Christ.) (KJV)
2 Cor 5:1
1 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.
(KJV)
2 Cor 12:2-4
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.
3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot
tell: God knoweth;)
4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it
is not lawful for a man to utter. (KJV)
Eph 1:18
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is
the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in
the saints, (KJV)
Col 1:5-6
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in
the word of the truth of the gospel;
6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit,
as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God
in truth: (KJV)
Col 1:12
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light: (KJV)
Col 3:4
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him
in glory. (KJV)
1Thes 2:12
12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and
glory. (KJV)
1Thes 4:17
17 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.
(KJV)
II Th 1:7
7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be
revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, (KJV)
II Th 2:14
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our
Lord Jesus Christ. (KJV)
Heb 10:34
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 a better and an
enduring substance. (KJV)
Heb 11:10
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is
God. (KJV)
Heb 11:16
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is
not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. (KJV)
Heb 12:22-24
22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the
heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in
heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made
perfect,
24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of
sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. (KJV)
Heb 12:28
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace,
whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: (KJV)
Heb 13:14
14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. (KJV)
1 Pet 1:4
4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away,
reserved in heaven for you, (KJV)
2 Pet 1:11
11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (KJV)
2 Pet 3:13
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new
earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. (KJV)
Rev 2:7
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. (KJV)
Rev 3:21
21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I
also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. (KJV)
Rev 4:4
4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I
saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on
their heads crowns of gold. (KJV)
Rev 5:9
9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to
open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy
blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (KJV)
Rev 7:9
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of
all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and
before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; (KJV)
Rev 7:13-17
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are
arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they
which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in
his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun
light on them, nor any heat.
17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall
lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes. (KJV)
Rev 14:1-3
1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred
forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, 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:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four
beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and
forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. (KJV)
Rev 15:2
2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had
gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and
over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
(KJV)
Rev 21:1-5
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first
earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of
heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven 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.
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.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he
said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. (KJV)
Rev 21:9-11
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full
of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew
thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed
me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious,
even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; (KJV)
Rev 21:18-19
18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold,
like unto clear glass.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of
precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the
third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; (KJV)
Rev 21:21-25
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl:
and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the
temple of it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for
the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and
the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no
night there. (KJV)
Rev 21:27
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither
whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in
the Lamb's book of life. (KJV)
Rev 22:1-5
1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding
out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there
the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit
every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall
be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of
the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and
ever. (KJV)
~ Old Testament ~
II Ki 2:11
11 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. (KJV)
Job 3:17
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. (KJV)
Ps 16:11
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy
right hand there are pleasures for evermore. (KJV)
Ps 17:15
15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied,
when I awake, with thy likeness. (KJV)
Ps 23:6
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will
dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. (KJV)
Ps 24:3
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy
place? (KJV)
Ps 24:7
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and
the King of glory shall come in. (KJV)
Ps 73:24
24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
(KJV)
Isa 33:17
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that
is very far off. (KJV)
Isa 49:9-10
9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness,
Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all
high places.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them:
for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water
shall he guide them. (KJV)
Dan 12:3
3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they
that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. (KJV)
Mal 3:17
17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up
my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
(KJV)