At this point I had another vision and saw an open door in heaven. And the voice that sounded like a trumpet, which I had heard speaking to me before, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this."

LORD, who may enter your Temple? Who may worship on Zion, your sacred hill?

Who has the right to go up the LORD's hill? Who may enter his holy Temple?

But those who trust in the LORD for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.

To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne.

Then she gave birth to a son, who will rule over all nations with an iron rod. But the child was snatched away and taken to God and his throne.

They kept talking as they walked on; then suddenly a chariot of fire pulled by horses of fire came between them, and Elijah was taken up to heaven by a whirlwind.

You were determined to climb up to heaven and to place your throne above the highest stars. You thought you would sit like a king on that mountain in the north where the gods assemble.

After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

Who, then, will condemn them? Not Christ Jesus, who died, or rather, who was raised to life and is at the right side of God, pleading with him for us!

As the scripture says, "For your sake we are in danger of death at all times; we are treated like sheep that are going to be slaughtered."

that while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God's grace that you have been saved.

In our union with Christ Jesus he raised us up with him to rule with him in the heavenly world.

What are these ships that skim along like clouds, Like doves returning home?

After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

He made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they moved with great difficulty. The Egyptians said, "The LORD is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let's get out of here!"

The time came for the LORD to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha set out from Gilgal,

A group of prophets who lived there went to Elisha and asked him, "Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?" "Yes, I know," Elisha answered. "But let's not talk about it."

and fifty of the prophets followed them to the Jordan. Elijah and Elisha stopped by the river, and the fifty prophets stood a short distance away.

Show me proof of your goodness, LORD; those who hate me will be ashamed when they see that you have given me comfort and help.

The wicked see this and are angry; they glare in hate and disappear; their hopes are gone forever.

Once again my people will see the difference between what happens to the righteous and to the wicked, to the person who serves me and the one who does not."

and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.