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Curiously Kaitlyn

Is Heaven up or down?

Curiously Kaitlyn

Phil Vischer

Religion & Spirituality

5759 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Most of us imagine heaven as somewhere “up there.” We look to the sky when we pray, talk about loved ones “looking down” on us, and even build churches to lift our eyes heavenward. Yet, Scripture’s vision is far richer. In this episode, Kaitlyn explains why heaven isn’t simply a place above the clouds, but wherever God’s reign is made real. Both in the world to come, and even in our lives today.
 

0:00 - Theme Song

 

7:25 - Ancient Languages

 

12:30 - God’s Rule

 

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16:41 - Is Heaven here now?

 

21:13 - Bringing the Kingdom of God

 

27:45 - Where Are Passed Away Loved Ones?

 

28:47 - Jesus Ascended—Into Space?

 

31:45 - Answer for a Kid!

 

33:18 - End Credits

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Curiously, Caitlin, where we try to make theology make sense.

0:04.9

Each week, we will hear a kid question about God, theology, or the Bible, and find a scholar who can answer it.

0:12.6

I don't know.

0:16.1

That doesn't make any sense.

0:19.1

What?

0:20.5

Curiously, Kate, yeah.

0:25.9

Welcome back to Curiously, Caitlin.

0:28.3

I am joined again with producer Mike, Stralo.

0:31.1

Mike, how are you?

0:31.8

I'm good.

0:32.2

How are you, Caitlin?

0:33.0

Good, good.

0:33.6

I'm excited because our kid question today is your child.

0:38.3

It's true.

0:39.3

And it's sort of a secret surprise that many of our questions have been your children.

0:43.3

Okay, well, I mean, not many, but a few where sometimes the question comes in and it's like really good, but we can't quite understand the recording that came in on. Yeah, yep. And then sometimes we're just like, oh, this would just be a fun thing to talk about. Yeah. And I'll be like, hey, Oliver, come here. But this was, this was an organic question. We're at home and he goes, hey, dad. Well, I won't spoil it. But he says the question. I'm like, oh, that's so good. That's a good question. Let me grab my phone and hit record and say it again. All right, let's hear it. But he says the question. I'm like, oh, that's so good. That's a good question.

1:14.6

Let me grab my phone and hit record and say it again. All right. Let's hear it.

1:23.9

Is heaven up or down? Is heaven up or down? Okay, I'm a little concerned why he thinks heaven might be down. I genuinely love this question, both because it's just the cutest way of saying it,

1:31.5

is heaven up or down just sounds kind of like, yeah, like I'm learning about the world

1:35.8

and I'm learning about how we describe things and like heaven up or down. Also, I love it because

1:41.0

even grownups who might not ask is heaven up or down, we can't escape

1:47.0

the fact that like this is how we think about the world, which is like, where is something?

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