Yes, God tells us in His Word (the Bible) that He made three separate and distinct heavenly places:
- The atmosphere (or sky) that surrounds the earth “… God called the firmament Heaven” (Genesis 1:7-8) or “…birds that fly in the midst of Heaven” (Revelation 19:17)
- The Universe (or Space, moon, stars) “…the stars of the Heaven” (Genesis 22:17)
- The place where God’s throne is located…Paul, speaking indirectly about what occurred to him, states that “he was caught up to the THIRD spiritual realm/Heaven” (2Corinthians 12:2 – 4) where he heard things he could not repeat to others!
God describes Hell in the Bible as a:
- a lake of fire (Revelation 20:15), a place of sorrow (Psalm 18:5), a place of wailing (Matthew 13:42), a place of outer darkness (Matthew 8:12), a place where people scream for mercy (Luke 16:24) and a place of everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:46).
- God declares that all people outside of Jesus Christ are headed to that terrible place unless they repent of their sins and turn by faith to Jesus Christ.
- “Therefore hell hath enlarged herself…” (Isaiah 5:14) or “…and I (Jesus) have the keys of hell and of death.” (Revelation 1:18)