Acts 7:56

New International Reader's Version

“Look!” he said. “I see heaven open. The Son of Man is standing at God’s right hand.”

Cross References

Ezekiel 1:1

I was 30 years old. I was with my people. We had been taken away from our country. We were by the Kebar River in the land of Babylon. On the fifth day of the fourth month, the heavens were opened. I saw visions of God.

Matthew 25:31

“The Son of Man will come in all his glory. All the angels will come with him. Then he will sit in glory on his throne.

Matthew 3:16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened. Jesus saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens. Birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

Mark 1:10

Jesus was coming up out of the water. Just then he saw heaven being torn open. Jesus saw the Holy Spirit coming down on him like a dove.

Luke 3:21

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened.

John 1:51

Then he said to the disciples, “What I’m about to tell you is true. You will see heaven open. You will see the angels of God going up and coming down on the Son of Man.”

Acts 10:11

He saw heaven open up. There he saw something that looked like a large sheet. It was being let down to earth by its four corners.

Acts 10:16

This happened three times. Right away the sheet was taken back up to heaven.

Acts 7:57

When the Sanhedrin heard this, they covered their ears. They yelled at the top of their voices. They all rushed at him.

Revelation 11:19

Then God’s temple in heaven was opened. Inside it the wooden chest called the ark of his covenant could be seen. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

Revelation 19:11

I saw heaven standing open. There in front of me was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True. When he judges or makes war, he is always fair.

Revelation 4:1

After this I looked, and there in front of me was a door standing open in heaven. I heard the voice I had heard before. It sounded like a trumpet. The voice said, “Come up here. I will show you what must happen after this.”