An Open Heaven/Part One
The “Red Letter” Words of Jesus
Day Eleven
And
He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you,
hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of Man.”
John 1:51 (NKJV)
Before
I write a “The ‘Red Letter’ Words of Jesus” devotion, I research the scriptures
using several resources. I use the same resources every time enabling some
consistency for my research. In relation to the above verse, they all
referenced Genesis 28:10-22. Let’s look at these verses to see if there’s a
connection to John 1:51.
Here’s
the Old Testament background story (see Genesis 27-28): In Canaan, where his family
lived, Jacob stole his brother’s birthright. Esau, being furious, wanted to
kill him. Jacob fled to Haran, his mother’s hometown in Mesopotamia. One night
on the journey, he had a dream. Genesis 28:12-13(a) reads, “A ladder was
set up on the earth, and it’s top reached to heaven; and there the angels of
God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it…” The
Lord met with Jacob that night speaking many promises to him. All the promises
eventually came to pass.
Two important
things happened in these verses. (We’ll discuss them in a couple devotions).
The first key event was that in the dream Jacob saw angels ascending and
descending from heaven on a ladder. God allowed Jacob access into the unseen –
a spiritual dimension where the Lord’s purposes were being completed.
Ephesians
6 reminds us some things which happen in our lives are unseen. There’s a sacred
dimension where God continuously works on our behalf. It’s a realm we can utilize
through prayer, fasting and the armor of God. If we could literally see it, we’d
see a place where angels busily accomplish the Lord’s will, battles are fought and
our prayers activate the hand of God.
Jacob
experienced this spiritual realm in a dream. In John 1:51, Jesus promised
Nathanael he would see heaven open. Because of Jesus’ completed work on the
cross, we can take comfort knowing we too can access God’s open heaven any time
day or night.
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