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NASB | Revelation 4:1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a [war] trumpet speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things." |
Bible Question: God has impressed my mind with this verse of Scripture from Rev 3:8 "Behold, I have set before you an open door . . ." Is this the same open door in Rev 4:1? What is this "open door?" |
Bible Answer: This open door is an invitation to come up to higher level. It speaks of the prophetic, of which Paul exhorts us to desire more than any other gift (1 Cor 14:1). Jesus, when speaking to nicodemus (John 3:3), tells us that unless someone is born again then they cannot 'see' the kingdom of heaven that also speaks of the prophetic as Jesus only 'did' what he saw his father doing (John 3:19). This open door is a gateway in which we can enter into a visionary encounter with the Lord. This open door is still open and by meditating on this it is a biblically safe way to see in a prophetic vision the glory of Gods throne. So be still and know that He is God. |