John 1:50-51

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

50 Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these." 51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, 1 you will see e heaven opened, and f the angels of God ascending and descending on g the Son of Man."

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:1
    In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
    Matthew 3:16
    And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him.
    Luke 3:21
    Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened.
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 28:12
    And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!
  3. Cross References
    Daniel 7:13
    I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
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