Finding The Threshold Of Heaven On Earth
By JAMES MONTI In the Book of Genesis we read that when the patriarch Jacob paused to rest for the night at the place that would come to be called Bethel, he experienced a remarkable dream: “And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold, the Lord stood above it” (Gen. 28:12-13). Jacob’s reaction to this vision is quite telling: “Surely the Lord is in this place. . . . How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven” (Gen. 28:16-17).Jacob’s dream…Continue Reading