• 2Cor 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 an one caught up to the third heaven.
• 2Cor 12:3 — And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
• 2Cor 12:4 — How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

10 passages from 8 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Summa Theologica · 2 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 2 passages
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 1 passage
• Life of Antony (Vita Antonii) · 1 passage
• On Christian Doctrine (De Doctrina Christiana) · 1 passage
• An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · 1 passage
• Homilies on the First Epistle to the Corinthians · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 1 passage