1) The first of the seven heavens is called the Vdon, in which there is the sun. 2) The second celestial area is called Riqia, in which the sun shines, and the moon, stars, and planets are fixed. It should be noted that the vast number of angels, and the consequent safety of Israel against its enemies, was described in the most hyperbolic ...

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. And God called the firmament heavens (Genesis 1:7 - 8). This celestial location is the atmosphere that surrounds the earth, the place where clouds exist and birds, along with jets, fly in every day.

Astrology is the study of the heavens (sun, moon, planets, etc.) and their motions under the assumption that they influence events and human activities on earth. Unlike astronomy, which is the scientific study of the universe, astrology is based on a person's interpretation and the meaning they read into what they observe.

Jewish Rabbinic literature (The Talmudic Tractate Chagigah 12 b) teaches there are 7 heavens. These levels of heaven are called Vdon, Riqia, Shechaqim, Zebhul, Maon, Machon and Araboth. The Hebrew word gophriyth, Strong's Concordance #H1614, occurs seven times in seven Hebrew Old Testament verses. The word, translated in the King James as ...

Pleiades is the name of six or seven star constellation that both God and Job reference as an example of the Lord's power and wisdom. The Pleiades star cluster is part of the neck of Taurus the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The book of Job, as well as the book from the prophet Amos, mentions the Pleiades.

"Behold, fire has come down from the heavens and burned up the first two commanders of fifty with their fifties. Therefore now let my life be precious in your sight." (2Kings 1:13 - 14). Elijah spares the lives of the soldiers and allows them to escort him to the king (2Kings 1:15).

Paul wrote to seven sets of Christians which foreshadowed the seven churches in Asia Minor who would receive a spiritual evaluation from Christ (Revelation 2 - 3). The apostle, as stated previously, started the church at Ephesus. The believers in this ancient metropolis would become the first ones whose faith was judged by Jesus (Revelation 2:1 ...

The flag itself resembles a Jewish prayer shawl which is white with blue stripes. While some associate the symbol with the number seven, others believe the twelve exterior lines that make up the symbol represent the twelve tribes of Israel.

This trumpet is the last of seven to be prophetically blown (see Revelation 8:1 - 9:21; 11:15 - 18). Paul discusses this trumpet when he states, " . . . but when the last trumpet sounds, we shall all be changed in an instant . . . the dead will be raised" (1Corinthians 15:51 - 52, see also 1Thessalonians 4:16 - 17).

The Bible, interestingly, refers to three distinct locations as heaven (2Corinthians 12:2). This study, however, will focus on the place believed to be the reward of Christians and its relationship to the earth.