Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heaven' occurs 864 times in the standard works.

289 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heaven' in the standard works and contain 33.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 123 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:7-20 (15 in 14 verses)

JS-M 1:33-37 (6 in 5 verses)

Dan. 4:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)


2 Kgs. 1:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

 1:10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

 1:11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

 1:12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

 1:13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

 1:14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.




Matt. 5:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

Acts 1:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 24:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

John 6:31-33 (4 in 3 verses)

Rev. 21:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Rev. 11:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 88:92-95 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 127:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 7:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 4:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:6 (3 in 1 verse)

John 3:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:50-51 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:39-19:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 65:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 7:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 44:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 4:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 4:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 13:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 10:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 10:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 14:21 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:24 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:36 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:93 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 34:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:48-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 3:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:13-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:19-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:48-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:103-104 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 327 114 441
Gen. 30 3 33
Ex. 14 0 14
Lev. 1 0 1
Deut. 38 3 41
Josh. 4 0 4
Judg. 3 1 4
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 4 1 5
1 Kgs. 16 1 17
2 Kgs. 16 0 16
1 Chr. 3 3 6
2 Chr. 23 6 29
Ezra 9 1 10
Neh. 13 1 14
Job 15 6 21
Ps. 38 39 77
Prov. 3 2 5
Eccl. 4 0 4
Isa. 11 22 33
Jer. 24 11 35
Lam. 3 2 5
Ezek. 8 1 9
Dan. 32 1 33
Hosea 3 1 4
Joel 0 3 3
Amos 2 0 2
Jonah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 2 0 2
Hag. 1 2 3
Zech. 2 3 5
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 256 42 298
BM 114 45 159
DC 117 52 169
PGP 50 28 78
TOTAL 864 281 1145

2 Kgs. 1:10
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

2 Kgs. 1:12
And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

2 Kgs. 1:14
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

2 Kgs. 2:1
And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

2 Kgs. 2:11
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

2 Kgs. 7:2
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2 Kgs. 7:19
And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2 Kgs. 14:27
And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

2 Kgs. 17:16
And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

2 Kgs. 19:15
And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

2 Kgs. 21:3
For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

2 Kgs. 21:5
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

2 Kgs. 23:4
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el.

2 Kgs. 23:5
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.