Long before the cross, a man was carried up alive through the heavens and shown what is in each one. The book of the Secrets of Enoch, called 2 Enoch, records the tour level by level. It is not the only witness. Sha'ul (Paul) said he was 'caught up to the third heaven,' which he names as 'paradise,' the exact place Enoch is shown in the third heaven. That tells you the count is real and the map is consistent. Here is each heaven, what Enoch saw, and what it means, with the Scriptures to test it. And remember as you read: the One who descended into the lower parts of the earth is the same One...
Long before the cross, a man was carried up alive through the heavens and shown what is in each one. The book of the Secrets of Enoch, called 2 Enoch, records the tour level by level. It is not the only witness. Sha'ul (Paul) said he was 'caught up to the third heaven,' which he names as 'paradise,' the exact place Enoch is shown in the third heaven. That tells you the count is real and the map is consistent. Here is each heaven, what Enoch saw, and what it means, with the Scriptures to test it. And remember as you read: the One who descended into the lower parts of the earth is the same One who ascended far above all of these.