John 1:51
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51 And he said to him, “Very truly, I tell you,[a] you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”(A)
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Genesis 28:12
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12 And he dreamed that there was a stairway[a] set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.(A)
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- 28.12 Or ramp
Acts 7:56
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56 “Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”(A)
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Luke 22:43
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[[43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength.(A)
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Luke 2:13
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13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,[a] praising God and saying,(A)
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- 2.13 Gk army
Mark 14:62
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62 Jesus said, “I am, and
‘you will see the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of the Power’
and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven.’ ”(A)
Mark 1:10
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10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him.(A)
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Matthew 16:27-28
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27 “For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done.(A) 28 Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”(B)
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Matthew 3:16
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16 And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on him.(A)
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Ezekiel 1:1
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The Vision of the Chariot
1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the River Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.(A)
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Acts 10:11
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11 He saw the heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners.(A)
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Luke 3:21
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The Baptism of Jesus
21 Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened,(A)
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Revelation 4:1
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The Heavenly Worship
4 After this I looked, and there in heaven a door stood open! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”(A)
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Matthew 4:11
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11 Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.(A)
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Revelation 19:11
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The Rider on the White Horse
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages war.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 1:7
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7 and to give relief to the afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels(A)
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Acts 1:10-11
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10 While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them.(A) 11 They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”(B)
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John 3:13-14
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13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[a](A) 14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,(B)
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add who is in heaven
Luke 2:9
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9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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Hebrews 1:14
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14 Are not all angels[a] spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?(A)
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- 1.14 Gk all of them
1 Timothy 3:16
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16 Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great:
He[a] was revealed in flesh,
vindicated[b] in spirit,[c]
seen by angels,
proclaimed among gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.(A)
John 10:1
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Jesus the Good Shepherd
10 “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit.
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Luke 22:69
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69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
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Matthew 25:31
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The Judgment of the Nations
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.(A)
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Daniel 7:13-14
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13 As I watched in the night visions,
I saw one like a human being[a]
coming with the clouds of heaven.
And he came to the Ancient One[b]
and was presented before him.(A)
14 To him was given dominion
and glory and kingship,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that shall not pass away,
and his kingship is one
that shall never be destroyed.(B)
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