Heaven: God's Dwelling Place

Scripture references

Deu 26:15 Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people
1Ki 8:30, 39, 43, 49 Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when
1Ch 16:31 Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the
1Ch 21:26 And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and
2Ch 2:6 But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the
2Ch 6:18, 21, 27, 30, 33, 35, 39 But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth?
2Ch 30:27 Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard
Neh 9:27 So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in
Job 22:12, 14 Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how
Psa 2:4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
Psa 11:4 The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His
Psa 20:6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy
Psa 33:13 The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
Psa 102:19 For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out
Psa 103:19 The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules
Psa 113:5 Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
Psa 123:1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
Psa 135:6 The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in
Ecc 5:2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word
Isa 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity,
Isa 63:15 Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation.
Isa 66:1 This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My
Jer 23:24 “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the
Lam 3:41, 50 Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: / until the LORD
Dan 4:35 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He
Dan 5:23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels
Zec 2:13 Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His
Mat 5:34, 45 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s
Mat 6:9 So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
Mat 10:32, 33 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess
Mat 11:25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and
Mat 12:50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister
Mat 16:17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not
Mat 18:10, 14 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell
Mar 11:25, 26 And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another,
Mar 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and
Act 7:49 ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house
Rom 1:18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness
Heb 8:1 The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who
Rev 8:1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for
Rev 12:7–9 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against
Rev 21:22–27 But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the
Rev 22:1–5 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as