An Open Heaven I. On Earth As It Is In Heaven Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Pressing into the Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. 1) We know that there is an enemy, the devil, who makes every effort to see that we do not receive what has been given to us. 2) Coming to a place of making a forceful effort in the spirit prepares us to walk in what we receive. We need to be ready to receive. II. What Is an open heaven? A. Open Heavens mean divine provision Deuteronomy 28:12 The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. Psalm 78:23-25 Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven, 24 Had rained down manna on them to eat, And given them of the bread of heaven. 25 Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full. Malachi 3:10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. B. Open Heavens mean an outpouring of God’s Spirit Matthew 3:16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. C. Open Heavens mean an outpouring of God’s righteousness and presence Isaiah 45:8 “Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the Lord, have created it. Hosea 6:1-3 Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. 2 After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. 3 Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth. D. Open Heavens mean increased angelic activity John 1:51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” Genesis 28:10-17 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 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. 13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” Hebrews 1:14 Angels are ministering spirits sent to minister to believers. E. Angels also helped and supported the apostles. An angel brought the apostles out of prison (Acts 5:19). An angel directed Philip down to the Gaza desert, where he would meet the Ethiopians and share with him about Christ (Acts 8:26). An angel brought Peter out of prison (Acts 12:7-11). We see angels doing a number of other things in the book of Acts. An angel visited Cornelius and instructed him to find Peter (Acts 10:3, 7, 22). This led to the Gospel being preached to the Gentiles-a major change in the direction of the early Church. An angel struck Herod and he died (Acts 12:21-23). An angel appeared to Paul and assured him of the safety of his life and that of those with him during the storm just before the shipwreck (Acts 27:23). There are many other ways in which angels can minister to us. Angels and legions of angels protect us (Psalm 91:11), Communicated to us in dreams (Matthew 1:20), Brings divine provision into our lives, bringing about supernatural healing (John 5:4), Change in physical condition (Luke 1:18-20), Aid in our consecration and purification (Isaiah 6:6, 7), and much more. F. Open Heavens mean increased visions, revelations, and encounters with God Ezekiel 1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. Acts 7:55-56 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, 56 and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” Acts 10:9-17 The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. 10 Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance 11 and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. 13 And a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat." 14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean." 15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed you must not call common." 16 This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again. 17 Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. NKJV Revelation 4:1-2 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this." 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. NKJV Revelation 19:11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. G. Open Heavens mean answered prayer 2 Chronicles 30:26-27 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. NKJV
Amen trong Danh Đuc Chua Jesus nay sa tan hay nghe đay ,mi du có cô gang đen đau đi nua thi mi cung se phai that bai va that bai tham hai nhan Danh Đuc Chua Jesus Amen
An Open Heaven
I. On Earth As It Is In Heaven
Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Pressing into the Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
1) We know that there is an enemy, the devil, who makes every effort to see that we do not receive what has been given to us.
2) Coming to a place of making a forceful effort in the spirit prepares us to walk in what we receive. We need to be ready to receive.
II. What Is an open heaven?
A. Open Heavens mean divine provision
Deuteronomy 28:12 The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
Psalm 78:23-25 Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven, 24 Had rained down manna on them to eat, And given them of the bread of heaven. 25 Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full.
Malachi 3:10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
B. Open Heavens mean an outpouring of God’s Spirit
Matthew 3:16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.
C. Open Heavens mean an outpouring of God’s righteousness and presence
Isaiah 45:8 “Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the Lord, have created it.
Hosea 6:1-3 Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. 2 After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. 3 Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
D. Open Heavens mean increased angelic activity
John 1:51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
Genesis 28:10-17 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 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. 13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
Hebrews 1:14 Angels are ministering spirits sent to minister to believers.
E. Angels also helped and supported the apostles.
An angel brought the apostles out of prison (Acts 5:19).
An angel directed Philip down to the Gaza desert, where he would meet the Ethiopians and share with him about Christ (Acts 8:26).
An angel brought Peter out of prison (Acts 12:7-11).
We see angels doing a number of other things in the book of Acts.
An angel visited Cornelius and instructed him to find Peter (Acts 10:3, 7, 22). This led to the Gospel being preached to the Gentiles-a major change in the direction of the early Church.
An angel struck Herod and he died (Acts 12:21-23).
An angel appeared to Paul and assured him of the safety of his life and that of those with him during the storm just before the shipwreck (Acts 27:23).
There are many other ways in which angels can minister to us.
Angels and legions of angels protect us (Psalm 91:11),
Communicated to us in dreams (Matthew 1:20),
Brings divine provision into our lives, bringing about supernatural healing (John 5:4),
Change in physical condition (Luke 1:18-20),
Aid in our consecration and purification (Isaiah 6:6, 7), and much more.
F. Open Heavens mean increased visions, revelations, and encounters with God
Ezekiel 1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
Acts 7:55-56 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, 56 and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
Acts 10:9-17 The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. 10 Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance 11 and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. 13 And a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat."
14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean."
15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed you must not call common." 16 This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again. 17 Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. NKJV
Revelation 4:1-2 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this."
2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. NKJV
Revelation 19:11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
G. Open Heavens mean answered prayer
2 Chronicles 30:26-27 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. NKJV
Amen trong Danh Đuc Chua Jesus nay sa tan hay nghe đay ,mi du có cô gang đen đau đi nua thi mi cung se phai that bai va that bai tham hai nhan Danh Đuc Chua Jesus Amen
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