2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you.

1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God;

And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands. [Rom 1:20, 21]

2 Day after day pours forth speech,

And night after night reveals knowledge.

5 Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens,

And Your glory above all the earth.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,

Who made heaven and earth.

25 Whom have I in heaven [but You]?

And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

1 In the beginning God (*Elohim)*created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] 2 The earth was *formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.

6 It is He who builds His upper chambers in the heavens

And has established His vaulted dome (the firmament of heaven) over the earth,

He who calls to the waters of the sea

And pours them out on the face of the earth—

The Lord is His name.

24 "Can anyone hide himself in secret places

So that I cannot see him?" says the Lord.

"Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the Lord.

17 ‘Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too difficult or too wonderful for You—

20 But [we are different, because] our citizenship is in heaven. And from there we eagerly await [the coming of] the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

19 "Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal;

14 But He said, "Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

21 Jesus answered him, "If you wish to be perfect [that is, have the spiritual maturity that accompanies godly character with no moral or ethical deficiencies], go and sell what you have and give [the money] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me [becoming My disciple, believing and trusting in Me and walking the same path of life that I walk]."

35 Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

2 Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value].

16 For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the *archangel and with the [blast of the] trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain [on the earth] will simultaneously be caught up (raptured) together with them [the resurrected ones] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord! [John 14:3; 1 Cor 15:52; 2 Cor 5:8; Phil 1:23; Col 3:4]

2 Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory]. 3 And everyone who has this hope [confidently placed] in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure (holy, undefiled, guiltless).

18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil assault, and He will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

50 Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifted up His hands and blessed them. [Matt 21:17; Acts 1:9-12] 51 While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven.

9 And after He said these things, He was caught up as they looked on, and a cloud took Him up out of their sight.

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places.

7 For we have brought nothing into the world, so [it is clear that] we cannot take anything out of it, either. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.

9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

So are My ways higher than your ways

And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.

1 There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven—

15 As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came; and he will take away nothing from all his labor that he can carry in his hand. [Job 1:21; 1 Tim 6:7]