Acts 7:56

56 He exclaimed, "Look! I can see heaven on display and the Human One standing at God's right side!"

Acts 7:56 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:56

And said, behold, I see the heavens opened
As they were at the baptism of Christ, (See Gill on Matthew 3:16):

and the son of man standing at the right hand of God;
he calls Jesus "the son of man"; a name by which he often called himself in his state of humiliation; and that though he was now glorified, it being the name of the Messiah in ( Psalms 80:17 ) ( Daniel 7:13 ) as was well known to the Jews; and this Stephen said to show that God was on his side, and to let them know what honour was done him, what divine supports and comforts he had, and that he was an eyewitness of Jesus, and of his being alive, and in glory.

Acts 7:56 In-Context

54 Once the council members heard these words, they were enraged and began to grind their teeth at Stephen.
55 But Stephen, enabled by the Holy Spirit, stared into heaven and saw God's majesty and Jesus standing at God's right side.
56 He exclaimed, "Look! I can see heaven on display and the Human One standing at God's right side!"
57 At this, they shrieked and covered their ears. Together, they charged at him,
58 threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses placed their coats in the care of a young man named Saul.

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