Hebrews 11:40 says OT saints weren't perfected apart from us – here they are the 'spirits of the righteous made perfect' in heaven.

Hebrews 9:27 says judgment follows death — here God is called the judge of all who perfects the righteous.

Exodus 4:22 calls Israel God's firstborn son, prefiguring the church as the 'firstborn' assembly enrolled in heaven.

Revelation 20:15 says those not in the book of life are thrown into the lake of fire — the judge here determines enrollment.

Revelation 13:8 refers to the book of life of the Lamb — those not written worship the beast, contrasting with the enrolled here.

Revelation 7:14-17 shows the redeemed before God's throne, washed and shepherded – the same 'general assembly' of perfected spirits.

In 1 Peter 2:23, Jesus entrusts himself to God who judges justly — directly linking to 'God the Judge of all'.

Philippians 4:3 mentions names in the book of life — the same enrollment of believers in heaven.

Philippians 1:21-23 expresses desire to depart and be with Christ – exactly what the perfected spirits experience.

In Ephesians 1:22, Christ is given as head over the church, complementing the 'church of the firstborn' — the church belongs to and is under Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:8 says to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord – the state of these perfected spirits.

Luke 10:20 speaks of names written in heaven — directly parallel to the enrollment of the firstborn here.

Genesis 18:25 calls God the Judge of all the earth — the same title used here for God who judges the righteous.

In Psalm 98:9, the Lord comes to judge the earth with righteousness — same eschatological judgment context.

In Psalm 96:13, the Lord comes to judge the earth — a central theme echoed in 'God the Judge of all' here.

In Psalm 94:2, God is invoked as 'judge of the earth' — reinforcing the same title used here for God.

Psalm 89:7 describes God's awesomeness in the council of holy ones, paralleling the assembly of angels and the church of the firstborn here.

Psalm 69:28 prays for enemies to be blotted from the book of the living — the same book where the righteous are enrolled here.

In Psalm 50:6, God is explicitly called judge — directly paralleling 'God the Judge of all' in this verse.

Exodus 32:32 mentions God's book — the same heavenly registry where believers are enrolled here.

In Exodus 12:29, the firstborn of Egypt are killed — a strong contrast to the living firstborn enrolled in heaven in Hebrews.

Psalm 87:3 celebrates God's city, which Hebrews 12:22 identifies as the heavenly Jerusalem, the assembly of the firstborn.

Ezekiel 13:9 uses 'enrolled in the register' for false prophets excluded; Hebrews echoes 'enrolled in heaven' for the faithful.

In Numbers 3:13, the Lord claims all firstborn as his own — parallel to the assembly of firstborn belonging to God in Hebrews.

Colossians 1:12 speaks of being qualified for the saints' inheritance – the perfected spirits now share that inheritance.

Revelation 14:4 calls the redeemed 'firstfruits' — parallel to the 'firstborn' enrolled in heaven here.

Revelation 13:6 has the beast blaspheming 'those who dwell in heaven'—a contrast to the heavenly assembly described here.

James 1:18 describes believers as firstfruits of creation, similar to being 'firstborn' enrolled in heaven here.

Ephesians 5:24-27 describes the church as Christ's bride being sanctified, echoing the heavenly, set‑apart nature of the church here.

Acts 20:28 refers to the church purchased by Christ's blood, connecting to the 'church of the firstborn' whose names are written in heaven.

In John 5:27, Jesus is given authority to judge — complementing the mention of God as Judge in this verse.

Mark 12:25 describes resurrected believers as like angels, connecting to the 'spirits of righteous made perfect' in heaven.