Acts 7:56

56 And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

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 Now [when they] heard these [things], they were infuriated in their hearts and gnashed [their] teeth at him.

55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven [and] saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

56 And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

57 But crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears and rushed at him with one purpose.

58 And [after they] had driven [him] out of the city, they began to stone [him], and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.