In Genesis chapter 28 we find the account of the patriarch Jacob, son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, fleeing from the wrath of his brother Esau. During his lonely journey he lay down to sleep one night and was given by God a vision in the form of a vivid dream. In this dream Jacob beheld a bright shining ladder, or stairway, with its base touching the earth and its top reaching all the way up into heaven, with angels of God ascending and descending upon it.
"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." Genesis 28:12
This ladder, or stairway, is a type or symbol of Jesus, who is Himself the Stairway to heaven, the connecting Link between earth and heaven, who by His atoning sacrifice on the cross opened anew the communication between heaven and earth which had been lost when Adam sinned and was cast out of the garden of Eden.
"And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." John 1:51
This ladder tells us that the holy angels of heaven have been given by God the honour of playing a part in the redemption of fallen humanity.
"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" Hebrews 1:14
This ladder tells us that there is only one Way, only one Person, by Whom we can gain access to God and come into His very presence, and that is through Jesus. It tells us that Jesus is the only Channel of communication between the righteous holy God and fallen sinful human beings.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6
This ladder invites us to ascend by faith into the throne room of heaven, into the very presence of God Himself, where Jesus the Forerunner, our Savior and elder Brother, has gone before us to prepare the way and to intercede there for us.
"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 6:19-20 NKJV
This ladder is the assurance that there is no longer a separating veil between God and fallen humanity, that Jesus, through the shedding of His blood, has torn open the separating veil (Matthew 27:51) and has opened for us a new and living way into the very presence of the holy eternal God.
"Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;" Hebrews 10:19-20
This ladder is an assurance of God's unfailing mercy and compassion in the face of all our difficulties and trials.
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16
When life seems hard, when Satan succeeds in shutting out the light of God's glory from your vision and you feel, as Jacob did, surrounded by darkness, remember Jacob's ladder and its shining brightness, remember that Jesus has opened the way into the very presence of God for us, a way which no power in heaven or earth can block or prevent.
May each of us, like the holy angels, learn to daily by faith ascend that ladder, which is a symbol of Jesus, and come with confidence and assurance into the very presence of God, through Jesus, the Forerunner and only-begotten Son of God, our Redeemer and our righteousness...the Way, the truth and the life.
Sure Word Prophecy
JACOB'S LADDER - THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
In Genesis chapter 28 we find the account of the patriarch Jacob, son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, fleeing from the wrath of his brother Esau. During his lonely journey he lay down to sleep one night and was given by God a vision in the form of a vivid dream. In this dream Jacob beheld a bright shining ladder, or stairway, with its base touching the earth and its top reaching all the way up into heaven, with angels of God ascending and descending upon it.
"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." Genesis 28:12
This ladder, or stairway, is a type or symbol of Jesus, who is Himself the Stairway to heaven, the connecting Link between earth and heaven, who by His atoning sacrifice on the cross opened anew the communication between heaven and earth which had been lost when Adam sinned and was cast out of the garden of Eden.
"And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." John 1:51
This ladder tells us that the holy angels of heaven have been given by God the honour of playing a part in the redemption of fallen humanity.
"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" Hebrews 1:14
This ladder tells us that there is only one Way, only one Person, by Whom we can gain access to God and come into His very presence, and that is through Jesus. It tells us that Jesus is the only Channel of communication between the righteous holy God and fallen sinful human beings.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6
This ladder invites us to ascend by faith into the throne room of heaven, into the very presence of God Himself, where Jesus the Forerunner, our Savior and elder Brother, has gone before us to prepare the way and to intercede there for us.
"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 6:19-20 NKJV
This ladder is the assurance that there is no longer a separating veil between God and fallen humanity, that Jesus, through the shedding of His blood, has torn open the separating veil (Matthew 27:51) and has opened for us a new and living way into the very presence of the holy eternal God.
"Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;" Hebrews 10:19-20
This ladder is an assurance of God's unfailing mercy and compassion in the face of all our difficulties and trials.
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16
When life seems hard, when Satan succeeds in shutting out the light of God's glory from your vision and you feel, as Jacob did, surrounded by darkness, remember Jacob's ladder and its shining brightness, remember that Jesus has opened the way into the very presence of God for us, a way which no power in heaven or earth can block or prevent.
May each of us, like the holy angels, learn to daily by faith ascend that ladder, which is a symbol of Jesus, and come with confidence and assurance into the very presence of God, through Jesus, the Forerunner and only-begotten Son of God, our Redeemer and our righteousness...the Way, the truth and the life.
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