Heaven, old and new

If you search the whole Bible you will see that the English word "Heaven" means something different in the Old Testament compared to the New.  In the first 39 books, the sky and outer space is referred to as the "heavens".   It's sometimes conveyed that way in the NT as well.  When Jesus spoke about heaven He referred to the "kingdom of heaven".  Here are those places:  (Matt. 3:2; 4:17; 5:3, 10, 19–20; 7:21; 8:11; 10:7; 11:11–12; 13:11, 24, 31, 33, 44–45, 47, 52; 16:19; 18:1, 3–4, 23; 19:12, 14, 23; 20:1; 22:2; 23:13; 25:1).  This is a picture of how much more we learn about God's redemptive nature in the New Testament.  Jesus, the very Son of God lived out the presence of God on the earth and demonstrated the Father's love for the world (John 3:15-17, Romans 3:24) From the outer heavens to the kingdom of heaven, the love of God abounds for His people.  Praise God!