Tuesday, August 9, 2016

THREE HEAVENS (2)

THE SECOND HEAVEN

The Celestial Outer Space
 (The Sun, Moon, And Stars)

Deuteronomy 17:3; Jeremiah 8:2; Matthew 24:29


CELESTIAL - se-les'-chal (epouranios, "above the sky," "heavenly")

The second heaven is the starry heavens, where the atmosphere ends. It is the heavens in which the sun, moon, and stars are secure in orbit. The stars are endless and the distance between all of them is astounding. The Bible says in Psalm 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork."

Note:

·        Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken (Matthew 24:29).

Stars are said to be in heaven
·        And take heed, lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage (Deuteronomy 4:19).

Heaven of Heavens
Scripture also speaks of heavenly spheres beyond that which is visible from the earth. It is called the heaven of heavens.

The firmament, or expanse, raqiya` “In which the sun, moon, stars, and constellations are fixed. Genesis 1:17: And God placed them in the Firmament of heaven. Isaiah 40:22: He stretcheth out the heavens as a CURTAIN, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.”

Psalm 19:4,6 - “In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun... It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other;...” 

Jeremiah 8:2 - They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens which they have loved and served....”        …to be cont’d


In Christ,

Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre o
Fine & Performing Arts


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