How many different levels of heaven are there?

Answer 1

There are as many levels to heaven as what you think there are. It is your choice to believe or not to believe.

Heaven is one place, there are no levels according to some views. But let us go to The Bible because it is the infallible Word of God.

1st heaven (earth): Look at Genesis, "Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waterswhich were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. God called the firmament HEAVEN . . . " (Genesis 1:7-8) Earth was the first level of heaven. Jeremiah says this, ""I beheld, and indeed there was no man, and all the birds of the HEAVENS had fled." (Jeremiah 4:25)

2nd Heaven (space): Look at Deuteronomy 10:14 tells us: "Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it." (Deuteronomy 10:14) This heaven is space where all the stars and galaxies were created.

3rd Heaven (Paradise): Look in Corinthians 12:2-4 "I know a man in Christ who fourteenyears ago - whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows - such a one was caught up to the THIRD HEAVEN.

"And I know such a man (speaking indirectly about himself) - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows - how he was caught up into Paradise (where God is located, see Revelation 2:7) and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter." (2Corinthians12:2-4)

B:

From Islamic perspective: Quran reveals that there is seven heavens. The lower heaven being adorned with lamps. Each higher heavenly level is greater than the prior one. Allah's Thrown is in the 7'th heaven.

The lower heaven is what we call outer space with it's stars and suns. The Quran teaches that each heaven has boundaries, so even space has boundaries. Some of the Jinn are waiting at the boundary between the first heaven and second heaven for News of what's to happen. Then they are repelled with fierce projectiles of fire (what we consider to be comets).

Sources : Quran\Surah Jinn; Surah 17:44; Surah 41:12, etc..

Different answer by Angela...... My deceased mother visited me in a dream to tell me that she wasn't with her mom in the after life. In my dream I became very angry and told her to call and let me talk to someone. She dialed the phone and handed it to me. A woman answered and asked her to speak to the supervisor. A man came on and said he was the manager. I asked him "Why hasn't my mother been reunited with her mother in heaven? This needs to be fixed immediately"! He said, "I'm very sorry but there is nothing I can do because there are different levels, 12 of them to be exact. There is no need to be upset, this happens to most people. It is determined by the lessons you learned on earth and the length of time you have been passed away. Even if someone has been deceased longer it doesn't necessarily mean they are on a higher level. They can be on a lower level than a person that just crossed over yesterday. For instance if the person that recently crossed lived a full life and learned what they were supposed to and the person that has been crossed over for a decade but went long before their time by committing suicide for example." I can't remember the rest verbatim since it's been over 10 years but he went onto explain that it was like grades in school but eventually everyone will end up on the same level. Many will say this is just a dream I am sure but I can assure you to me this was the most realistic dream I had ever had up until that point. I have had other visitations from my mom and my brother and I can tell the difference of when I just have a dream or if it is what I call a visitation they are more vivid then any other dream. I can remember a visitation dream I had from my grandmother at 4 years old and I still remember it like I had it yesterday.

Answer 2

One door of course - to heaven (and maybe one for hell)

Answer 3

There are 12 gates of heaven.

Answer 4

There are eight doors of heaven.