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We are connected to God

The ladder seen by Jacob remains among us

19/02/2018

By: Bishop Amaury de Farias

Genesis 28.11 tells us that while Jacob was running away to save his own life, So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. 12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. So God showed Jacob, and us likewise, a direction to be followed. In his vision, Jacob saw a ladder, an access, a canal linking things that are at the top and the bottom. A canal linking the need of those who are down to the ones who are in Heaven, so that He could meet our cry, our prayer reciprocally. Heaven that the Bible refers to is the Kingdom of God, the authority of Jesus. The ladder is a moment of connection in the lives of some and victory in the lives of others. So the Holy Bible says Angels sailed up and down. It's not something unilateral, there is a cycle, a constant movement between Heaven and Earth, Earth and Heaven and everything happens on the stairs.

Today, this ladder is where we are, the Church of the Lord. Inside, its Angels go up and down and bless our lives. And there are many angels! Every requests we make, every prayer, they climb up those stairs and, when they come down, Angels bring our victories.

On the day when it was revealed to Jacob what he saw, he exclaimed, as it was terrible, great, tremendous, and respectful. He was startled at seeing what his dream was about. And the door of Heaven is this place, the House of the Lord. Where is Heaven? I can't tell you, but the door of Heaven is here, in the temple. A portal is an input and output between two worlds, two dimensions. We're at the door, and those who want to come in and worship to God, please be my guests. Your access is through your faith. It is very important for you to adore God in the temple, you can access those stairs through your prayers, this gate that leads to the Kingdom of Heaven and grants you access to God and what our heart desires. Like Jacob, you need to have vision and accept God's direction for your life.