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When Heaven Opened

When Heaven Opened: The Moments the Veil Grew Thin

Now and then in Scripture the curtain between heaven and earth parts, and someone sees through: Jacob dreaming of a ladder set up to heaven, Ezekiel by the river as the heavens opened, Stephen gazing upward with a face like an angel's, John hearing a voice say come up hither. These are not the same as everyday faith, and they were never meant to be common; they are gifts, and warnings, and windows. Each page below opens one honestly and follows it to Christ, who is Himself the open heaven, the ladder between God and man.

Jacob's LadderGenesis 28:12The Elders Who Saw GodExodus 24:10The Glory Fills the Temple2 Chronicles 7:1Ezekiel's Opened HeavensEzekiel 1:1The Heavens Opened at the BaptismMatthew 3:16Stephen's VisionActs 7:56Peter's Vision of the SheetActs 10:11The AscensionActs 1:9Paul in the Third Heaven2 Corinthians 12:2John's Open Door on PatmosRevelation 4:1Jesus, the Open HeavenJohn 1:51
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