Seeds of Wisdom

OPEN HEAVEN ENCOUNTER

Genesis 28:12-13 – “And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father….”

Jacob experienced God when he dreamed and saw the angels ascending and descending. Few people have ever been able to peek into and get a glimpse of heaven. The truth is that you have to be pure and free from sin to enter therein. And since no one is pure or righteous, no one has ever had access to it. Jacob had a dream when he saw a ladder from heaven to earth and God standing at the top of the ladder. He might get a little peek very far away into heaven, behind God, who was standing at the gate.

The ladder is telling us something. Since we cannot come up to heaven, God would come down and bring heaven to us. God came down the ladder and walked among us. Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh. He is God who came down the ladder. His message was that the Kingdom of God is nearby. It was as close as he was. He was the gatekeeper. He said I am the door. He said that no one could come to the father but through him. He brought the kingdom down and invited us to enter through him; that was the door. When you find Jesus and enter through Him, you will experience heaven on earth. Every time we enter the Kingdom of God, whether through prayer, worship, or the Word, we are entering a heavenly atmosphere and environment. The best part is that if you have Jesus when you die, you have the door, and therefore you have access to heaven.

Further Reading: Genesis 28:1–15, John 14:2-4

Prayer: Pray that your portal of heaven will be opened in Jesus’ name.