In 2 Chronicles 18:18, per Secrets Unlocked, the realm is described in these terms: “I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and His left.” That’s to be expected, but Heaven has many more inhabitants than just the familiar angels. Revelation 5:11 describes “the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.” It sounds as though it’s quite crowded there, with some unexpected faces, too.

What of the physical characteristics of this kingdom in the clouds, though? Well, the Bible is often loath to describe it in those terms. After all, Heaven is a perfect paradise, wonderful and unimaginable. In the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 2:9 (per Secrets Unlocked) describes it thusly: “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”

The Book of Revelations, however, does offer some intriguing insight with regards to Heaven’s physical details. Per Gospel Gain, it speaks of an opulent city of twelve parts: “The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass,” according to Revelation 21:21. “In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life,” Revelation 22:2 adds. Now that sounds like Heaven.