TEFE (26 Nov 2005)
"SEVEN HEAVENS OF SCRIPTURE"


 

Greetings Doves,

 

 

     It is interesting that there are 7 words used to designate "heaven" in scripture as seen in the chart:

 

 

 

THE SEVEN NAMES OF HEAVEN; THE 7 HEAVEN’S

Hebrew  Word

Scripture Passage(s)

Greek Word

Septuagint Passage(s)

VILON (Curtain, Chamber, Comet)

Isaiah 40:22 “It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
      Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
      And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
”.

kamaran

Isaiah 40:22 “o katecwn ton

 guron ths ghs kai oi enoikountes

en auth ws akrides o sthsas ws

 kamaran ton ouranon kai

 diateinas ws skhnhn katoikein”.

RAKIA (Firmament)

Genesis 1:17 “God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,”.

sterewma

Genesis 1:17 “kai eqeto autous o qeos en tw sterewmati tou ouranou wste fainein epi ths ghs”.

SHECHAKIM (Skies, Clouds)

Psalms 78:23 “Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
         And opened the doors of heaven,
”.

nefelais

Psalms 78:23 “kai eneteilato nefelais uperanwqen kai quras ouranou anewxen”.

ZEBUL (House, Habitation)

1 Kings 8:13; Isaiah 43:16:

1 Kings 8:13 “I have surely built You an exalted house,
      And a place for You to dwell in forever.”
”.

Isaiah 43:16 “Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea
      And a path through the mighty waters,
”.

odon

Isaiah 43:16 “outws legei kurios o didous odon en qalassh kai en udati iscurw tribon”.

MAON (Habitation of loving-kindness)

Psalms 42:8; Deut 26:15

Psalms 42:8 “The LORD will command His loving-kindness in the daytime,
         And in the night His song shall be with me—
         A prayer to the God of my life.
”.

Deut 26:15 “Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, “a land flowing with milk and honey”.

oikou

Deut 26:15 “katide ek tou oikou tou agiou sou ek tou ouranou kai euloghson ton laon sou ton israhl kai thn ghn hn edwkas autois kaqa wmosas tois patrasin hmwn dounai hmin ghn reousan gala kai meli”.

MACHON (Habitation of Snow, Hail, Dew, Good Treasure)

Deut 28:12; 1 Kings 8:39

 

Deut 28:12 “The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.”.

1 Kings 8:39 “then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men),”.

qhsauron

Deut 28:12 “anoixai soi kurios ton

qhsauron autou ton agaqon ton ouranon dounai ton ueton th gh sou epi kairou autou euloghsai panta ta erga twn ceirwn sou kai danieis eqnesin pollois su de ou danih kai arxeis su eqnwn pollwn sou de ouk arxousin”; 1 Kings 8:39 “kai su eisakoush ek tou ouranou ex etoimou katoikhthriou sou kai ilews esh kai poihseis kai dwseis andri kata tas odous autou kaqws an gnws thn kardian autou oti su monwtatos oidas thn kardian pantwn uiwn anqrwpwn”.

 

ARABOTH (Habitation of Saints, Souls, Angelic Creatures)

Psalms 68:4 (See also Ezek Ch 1 & 10)

Psalms 68:4 “Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
         Extol Him who rides on the clouds,
         By His name YAH,
         And rejoice before Him.
”.

adikws

Psalms 68:4 “ekopiasa krazwn ebragciasen o larugx mou exelipon oi ofqalmoi mou apo tou elpizein epi ton qeon mou5eplhqunqhsan uper tas tricas ths kefalhs mou oi misountes me dwrean ekrataiwqhsan oi ecqroi mou oi ekdiwkontes me adikws a ouc hrpasa tote apetinnuon”.

 

 

     The sages teach that seven wicked deeds or actions of men drove the Shekinah Glory off the earth and successively into each higher heaven with a further act. #1. Adam (disobedience) drove the Shekinah to the First Heaven; Cain (murder) into the second heaven, the wickedness of the people of the generations of Enoch drove the Shekinah Glory to the Third Heaven, the wickedness of the people of the generations at the time preceding the Flood  drove the Shekinah Glory to the Fourth Heaven, the wickedness of the people of the generations of The Tower of Babel drove the Shekinah Glory to the Fifth Heaven, the wickedness of the people of the generations of Sodom and Gomorrah drove the Shekinah Glory to the Sixth Heaven, the wickedness of the people of the generations of the Egyptians in the time of Abraham drove the Shekinah Glory to the Seventh Heaven. The acts of 7 righteous wooed the Shekinah Glory back: Abraham (through his belief and the potential sacrifice of Isaac) brought the Shekinah Glory to the Sixth heaven, Isaac brought the Shekinah Glory to the Fifth heaven, Jacob (through his belief and his reconciliation with Esau) brought the Shekinah Glory to the Fourth heaven, Joseph (through his belief and faithfulness) brought the Shekinah Glory to the Third heaven, Aaron and the Levites (through their service and faithfulness) brought the Shekinah Glory to the Second heaven, Korath (through his belief, service and faithfulness) brought the Shekinah Glory to the First heaven, Moses (through his fear, humbleness, service and faithfulness) brought the Shekinah Glory to the earth.

 

 

Y’va reh-ch’cha Adonai v’yeesh-m’reh-cha,

Ya-air Adonai pa-nahv ay-leh-cha vee-choo-neh-ka,

Yee-sa Adonai pa-nahv ay-leh-cha v’ya-same l’cha Shalom

                         TEFE