Heaven Opened

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We may point to the fourfold opening of the heavens, as Scripture records it. In Matt. 3 we find the heavens opened to gaze down on the Son on earth. Never before do we read of the heavens being opened excepting in vision (Eze. 1:1), but now that there was an object on earth worthy of their opening to, they were opened unto Him. In Acts they are again opened to Stephen, and to us with him (Heb. 2:9), to look up at Jesus, rejected of man, but exalted of God. Pass on now to Rev. 19 and we find them again opened to allow Him to come forth to execute vengeance on His enemies; and in John 1:51, we find them again opened to gaze on Him when, peace having been proclaimed, the angels wait on Him to do His bidding, when as Son of man He has set up His kingdom, when His will is done on earth as in heaven.