Acts 7:56

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Stephen said, “Look! I see heaven open. And I see the Son of Man standing at God’s right side.”

Cross References

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven open. There before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse was called Faithful and True, because he is right in his judging and in making war.

Revelation 11:19

Then God’s temple in heaven was opened. The Box of the Agreement could be seen in his temple. Then there were flashes of lightning, noises, thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

Acts 10:11

He saw something coming down through the open sky. It looked like a big sheet being lowered to the ground by its four corners.

Matthew 3:16

So Jesus was baptized. As soon as he came up out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw God’s Spirit coming down on him like a dove.

Revelation 4:1

Then I looked, and there before me was an open door in heaven. And I heard the same voice that spoke to me before. It was the voice that sounded like a trumpet. It said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.”

Acts 10:16

This happened three times. Then the whole thing was taken back up into heaven.

John 1:51

Then he said, “Believe me when I say that you will all see heaven open. You will see ‘angels of God going up and coming down’ on the Son of Man.”

Luke 3:21

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus came and was baptized too. And while he was praying, the sky opened,

Mark 1:10

As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the sky torn open. The Spirit came down on him like a dove.

Matthew 25:31

“The Son of Man will come again with divine greatness, and all his angels will come with him. He will sit as king on his great and glorious throne.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to rest.”

Ezekiel 1:1

I am the priest, Ezekiel son of Buzi. I was in exile by the Kebar Canal in Babylonia when the skies opened up, and I saw visions of God. This was on the fifth day of the fourth month of the thirtieth year. (This was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile. The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel. The power of the Lord came over him at that place.)

Acts 7:57

Everyone there started shouting loudly, covering their ears with their hands. Together they all ran at Stephen.