What does it mean to be caught up in the 'third heaven'?

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What does it mean to be caught up in the 'third heaven'?

“I know a man in Christ who, fourteen years ago, was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body, I do not know – God knows. And I know that this man – whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but...

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