heavenly realms
Where angels dwell
Heavenly realms refers to spiritual dimensions believed to exist beyond the physical world—the dwelling place of God, angels, or divine beings in religious cosmology.
The phrase appears frequently in Christian scripture and theology, often contrasting with earthly existence: Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
The plural suggests multiple levels or spheres of divine reality.
- EdenScriptural original paradise
- ElysiumGreek afterlife for heroes
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- Shangri-LaFictional Himalayan utopia
- celestial spheresAncient cosmos's rotating layers
paradise · Olympus · astral plane · higher plane · Valhalla · firmament · nirvana · eternal bliss · seraphim · choir of angels · empyrean · golden throne · transcendence · higher consciousness · Zion · ultimate reality · throne · pearly
- angelsarchangels, Michael, Gabriel, seraphim, archangel
- apocalypseapocalypse, Armageddon, end times, rapture, tribulation
- sky lorestar lore, sun worship, sky gods, solar deities, star signs
- Hindu Heavendivine realms, golden city, paradise
- Gnosticismgnosis, aeons, archons, aeon, demiurge
- reincarnationrebirth cycle, samsara, transmigration, past lives, death and rebirth
heavenly realmshell
Underworld of suffering
the underworld · infernal regions · Hades · Gehenna · Tartarus
heavenly realmsdamnation
Eternal punishment decree
eternal torment · lake of fire · outer darkness · cursed lands