As the presbyters
say, then those who are deemed worthy of an abode in heaven shall go there,
others shall enjoy the delights of Paradise, and others shall possess the
splendour of the city; for everywhere the Saviour will be seen, according as
they shall be worthy who see Him. But that there is this distinction between
the habitation of those who produce an hundred-fold, and that of those who
produce sixty-fold, and that of those who produce thirty-fold; for the first
will be taken up into the heavens, the second class will dwell in Paradise, and
the last will inhabit the city; and that on this account the Lord said, “In my
Father’s house are many mansions:” (Fragments of Papias, V; cf.
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 5.36.2)
Paul and the "third heaven" in 2 Corinthians 12:2
Paul's vision in 2 Corinthians 12 and Apocalyptic Eschatology
Early Christians and 1 Corinthians 15:40-42
