Well if you believed the bible, you would know god created two heavens (for the third heaven has been for eternity.)
But I will give you three old and one new testament verse that if you truly believe the bible should dispel that false myth.
Genesis 2:4
These are the generations
of the
heavens and
of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LordGod made the earth and the
heavens, (heaven is plutral)
Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, the
heaven and the
heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
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Heaven of heavens is what they call whatr we call outer space!
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the
heaven and
heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
2 Corinthians 12:2
I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth
such an one caught up to the
third heaven.
This one requires a little thought (sarcastic humor intended). If Paul went to the 3RD HEAVEN, that means there is a 1st and 2nd one as well!
People (Christians) like you are interesting contradiction, of trying to make The Bible agree, or at least appear to agree with science. I may be wrong but i am guessing (being baptist) that you believe in God creating a literal Adam and Eve and reject the lie of evolution (if i am wrong on this just disregard the rest of what i write).
But then from the same scientist accept their outer/space universe, planets, sun (fire ball) stars, etc.. where none of the above are found in the Bible.
You want to look at Bible verses, that is true there are three heavens. Now what i am going to say/write is not an interpretation of Bible verses. I am stating this as the Bible verses state.
There is a heaven found in Genesis 1:6,7,8
This heaven divides waters from waters. There are waters under this heaven (raqia( english translation:firmament, vault, expanse ) and waters above this heaven.
Now moving down to Genesis 1:14,15,16,17
It is seen that, in this same heaven as God created in Genesis 1:6. It is stated by the Bible that God placed the sun, moon and stars in this heaven. the same heaven that is separating the waters (above and below)
Notice no mention of planets being created and placed in the raqia.
So from the account given in the Bible, the sun, moon and stars are in the heaven separating the two bodies of water.
In Genesis 1:16 The Bible states that God created two great lights. The Bible did not say God created a greater light and a reflector of the first greater light.
The Bible states God created two great
lights.
Now in Genesis 1:17 this lights created by God are created for the purpose of giving light on the earth. Noting is said about lighting up planets, moons, etc. these lights are created for lighting the earth.
Genesis 1:20 states that the birds fly across the face of the heavens (raqia) same location as Genesis 1:6 and same location where God placed the sun, moon and stars, Genesis 1:14.
Not sure if you have read Genesis 1:14 but that verse states “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens" notice of the heavens God created the lights are place in the raqia (firmament) part of the heavens, the area that is dividing the waters.
Psalms 19:1 also states that it is the raqia (firmament) that shows Gods handiwork. Not an outer space/universe.
If God is communicating the truth of His creation,and if a universe did exist, it would have been just as easy to state in Psalms 19:1 that the universe shows Gods handiwork but Pslams not not say that.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament "shows His handiwork.
Joshua 10:12,13,14,15 Joshua commands the sun and moon to stand still. Psalms 19;6 states the sun has a circuit. God causes the sun to move backwards in a promise to Hezekiah.
Genesis 1 list Gods creation and through out the Bible the creation of God is stated as
The heavens and earth. No outer space/universe no planets, fire ball sun millions of miles away, etc...
The question are you going to walk on the water or sink.