The difference between Firmament and Heaven

Firmament as a noun (uncountable):

The vault of the heavens; the sky.

Firmament as a noun (obsolete):

basis.

Firmament as a noun:

The field or sphere of an interest or activity.

Firmament as a noun (archaic):

In the geocentric Ptolemaic system, the eighth sphere, which carried the fixed stars.

Heaven as a noun (dated, now usually plural):

The sky, specifically: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; the atmosphere; the climate. A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.

Heaven as a noun (religion):

The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially: The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence. The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus. Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.

Heaven as a noun (religion):

The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare ); specifically: The afterlife of the souls who are not sent to a place of punishment or purification such as hell, purgatory, or limbo; the state or condition of being in the presence of God after death. The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium. Any paradise; any blissful place or experience. A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy. Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.

Heaven as a verb (obsolete):

To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.

Heaven as a verb (obsolete):

To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.

Heaven as a verb (obsolete):

To beautify, to make into a paradise.