Heaven is the perpetual state of being in the Heavenly Father's Presence.
gold
No, heaven is not just a cloud. Heaven is much, much better than that. For example, there are streets of transpartent gold. There will be feasts in heaven.
Heaven is amazing! In the bible, it tells us there are streets made of pure gold. Pure gold! The Bible also tells us that God is in heaven making a mansion for all who believe and trust in his name.
streets of gold in heaven
Heaven is a better place than hell. In heaven the streets are painted with gold, most of the challenges hat faced us during out earthly lives are no longer there.
a metaphor
Blue and gold are very symbolic colors in Ancient Egypt. The blue represents heaven and water and the gold was thought to be the substance that the skin of the gods was made of.
Jerusalem - from the rock which is now under the gold dome.
No, it improved him. He won 8 gold medals for heaven's sake.
The bible says believing Christians will receive a crown of gold in heaven.
One answer may be because there is no rain in Heaven, but flowers aren't discussed in the bible talking about what Heaven will be like, only things like Gigantic mansions for everyone, and streets paved with gold! Of course it may not be everyone's belief.
The early Christians believed that heaven was a physical place above the sky. It was easy to believe that there were pearly or golden gates. Now that we know what is above the sky, this belief can no longer be sustained. Christians now believe that heaven is a spiritual, not physical place. Gold, in the physical sense, could not exist in a purely spiritual place - although it is probably possible to imagine the appearance of gold in heaven. An atheist would not believe in heaven at all, so no golden or pearly gates.