Heaven Is Still Opened

If we are still praying for heaven to be opened, we don't fully understand what Jesus had done and our identity as a child of God.

Isaiah 64:1 - "Oh, that You would rend the heavens!
That You would come down!"

This was a prophetic prayer made by OT prophet Isaiah which was fulfilled by Jesus (more than 2000 years ago).

Mark 1:9-11 - It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The word "parting" is the word "rend" in Greek. It is like splitting/tearing something violently into pieces.

More than 2000 years ago, God fulfilled Isaiah's prayer. He rent the heaven and came down in the Person of Jesus.

When Jesus died on the Cross, the same thing happened.

Mark 15:38 - "Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom."

The word "torn" is the same word "rend."

When Jesus died on the Cross, the veil between heaven and us is permanently rent and left opened. We no longer need to pray for heaven to be opened. To make that prayer is to say that the finished works of Jesus is not enough.

The first rending of heaven was the revelation of God in the Person of Jesus. The second and last rending of heaven was the revelation that we can be like Jesus - having that perfect communion with the Father.

The first rending of heaven was for the Holy Spirit to descend upon Jesus. The second and last rending of heaven was for the Holy Spirit to descend upon us.

Jesus came to show us how to live under open heaven. The Holy Spirit descended upon Him and rested on Him. The Father said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

My son loves to copy what my wife and I say/do. Just now, he said, "I am well pleased with you." My wife and I laughed.

Today, we have the same Holy Spirit as Jesus. We are God's beloved children. He is well pleased with us. The heaven above us is already opened. It's not about praying for the heaven to open. Now it is about seeing what the Father is doing/saying and we just copy like a little child.