Q #16: What is the third heaven mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12:2?
A: Paul was speaking, perhaps about someone he knew or about himself, and refers to a person caught up into the "3rd heaven".
"The third heaven" is "the city of God"--the place where we conceptualize God living. The first heaven is the sky. The second heaven is outer space.
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