Third Heaven

2 Corinthians 12
2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such a one caught up to the third heaven.

The third heaven is a doctrine or concept that I could not figure out on my own.  The doctrine of the third heaven seems not to be often referred to, at least, I had not noticed it before. I did look it up to get some basic background on this passage, and it is a useful doctrine, logical, to me. Chalk it up to an increase of the knowledge of God.

Jamieson Faussett Brown
A man--meaning himself. But he purposely thus distinguishes between the rapt and glorified person of 2 Co 12:2, 4, and himself the infirmity-laden victim of the "thorn in the flesh" (2 Co 12:7)

And Also From Jamieson Faussett Brown
The first heaven is that of the clouds, the air; the second, that of the stars, the sky; the third is spiritual.

The steam boiler that heats my old house is not working today. Not sure what is wrong, but steam boilers are always expensive to fix. There are no good, cheap plumbers. And winter is coming on. My Bible study was particularly comforting this morning. It's good to take a break from the cares of the world.