Jacob (Israel) traveled to Egypt with his sons. Each son had his own family with him. These are the sons of Israel:
Revelation 4:1 - Easy To Read Version 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. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AFTER THIS I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice which I had heard addressing me like [the calling of] a war trumpet said, Come up here, and I will show you what must take place in the future. American Standard Version (1901) After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter. Common English Bible After this I looked and there was a door that had been opened in heaven. The first voice that I had heard, which sounded like a trumpet, said to me, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” Catholic Public Domain Version After these things, I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the voice that I heard speaking with me first was like a trumpet, saying: "Ascend to here, and I will reveal to you what must occur after these things." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After these things I looked, and behold a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, as it were, of a trumpet speaking with me, said: Come up hither, and I will shew thee the things which must be done hereafter. |
Jacob (Israel) traveled to Egypt with his sons. Each son had his own family with him. These are the sons of Israel:
The Lord said to him, “Go down to the people. Get Aaron and bring him back with you. But don’t let the priests or the people come near me. I will punish them if they come too close.”
The Lord said to Moses, “Come to me on the mountain. I have written my teachings and laws on two flat stones. These teachings and laws are for the people. I will give these flat stones to you.”
It is much better for the king to invite you himself. But if you invite yourself, then you might be embarrassed in front of other people.
Jesus was baptized {\cf2\super [46]} and he came up out of the water. The sky opened, and he saw God’s Spirit coming down on him like a dove.
While Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the sky open. The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [9]} came down to Jesus like a dove.
\{Before John was put into prison,\} all the people were being baptized {\cf2\super [59]} by him. Then Jesus came and was baptized too. While Jesus was praying, the sky opened.
But when the Spirit of truth {\cf2\super [224]} comes, he will lead you into all truth. The Spirit of truth will not speak his own words. He will speak only what he hears. He will tell you the things that will happen.
He saw something coming down through the open sky. It looked like a big sheet coming down to the ground. It was being lowered to the ground by its four corners.
Stephen said, “Look! I see heaven open. And I see the Son of Man {\cf2\super [152]} standing at God’s right side!”
On the Lord’s day the Spirit {\cf2\super [9]} took control of me. I heard a loud voice behind me. It sounded like a trumpet.
I turned to see who was talking to me. When I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.
So write the things you see. Write the things that happen now and the things that will happen later.
Then the two prophets heard a loud voice from heaven say, “Come up here!” And the two prophets went up into heaven in a cloud. Their enemies watched them go.
Then God’s temple {\cf2\super [89]} in heaven was opened. The Holy Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [90]} \{that God gave to his people\} could be seen in his temple. Then there were flashes of lightning, noises, thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. Then a loud voice came out of the temple {\cf2\super [124]} from the throne. The voice said, “It is finished!”
Then I saw heaven open. There before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse is called Faithful and True. He is right in his judging and in making war.
The angel said to me, “These words are true and can be trusted. The Lord is the God of the spirits of the prophets. {\cf2\super [168]} God sent his angel to show his servants the things that must happen soon.”