My Bible Verse of The Day - 2-14-25
John 1:51 (LS 51 And He said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Over the years, if we spend time reading and studying God’s word, we will begin connecting dots and seeing things that are related.
This is often true when we read the words of Jesus. He frequently quoted Old Testament verses or referenced things that were spoken by Old Testament prophets or patriarchs.
These things can sometimes be revelatory for us when we see them, helping us to gain a better understanding of Jesus and who He really is.
In the verse above, Jesus had just met Nathaniel for the first time.
And as Jesus proclaimed some things about Nathaniel that caught his attention, Nathaniel was amazed.
Nathaniel told Jesus, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God.”
But Jesus said something interesting at this point, saying, “I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
While this may not seem revelatory on the surface, the words He spoke were a reference to something written in the Old Testament.
Jacob had a dream in which a ladder stood on the earth. The angels of God were ascending and descending on it. The top of the ladder reached heaven, where God stood above it.
In the dream, God promised Jacob that He would give him the land upon which he was laying and multiply his descendants.
Jesus was inferring that as Nathaniel followed Him and walked the path God had set before him, he and the other disciples would also experience supernatural understanding to confirm to them who Jesus was.
Sometimes the most subtle, inconspicuous things in the word of God can teach us deep spiritual lessons if we are careful and diligent to see them and seek out their meaning.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443
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