Matty

Also, I'd add that the tree... The fig tree is also symbolic of, if you look at the Old Testament, there's like, I got three different verses here, but it's a symbolic symbol. or like a common symbol for Israel. This is Hosea 9-11. When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree.

Also, I'd add that the tree... The fig tree is also symbolic of, if you look at the Old Testament, there's like, I got three different verses here, but it's a symbolic symbol. or like a common symbol for Israel. This is Hosea 9-11. When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree.

Or another one in Micah 4-4, everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree. So there's all these texts in the Old Testament. So you got to think about this conversation is about Israel being And this is a common symbol for Israel. That's a good point. And that's why it's connected to this Jacob's ladder.

Or another one in Micah 4-4, everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree. So there's all these texts in the Old Testament. So you got to think about this conversation is about Israel being And this is a common symbol for Israel. That's a good point. And that's why it's connected to this Jacob's ladder.

Or another one in Micah 4-4, everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree. So there's all these texts in the Old Testament. So you got to think about this conversation is about Israel being And this is a common symbol for Israel. That's a good point. And that's why it's connected to this Jacob's ladder.

His identification here is that this guy is, he has a faithful Israelite. So he's building out this picture of what that looks like.

His identification here is that this guy is, he has a faithful Israelite. So he's building out this picture of what that looks like.

His identification here is that this guy is, he has a faithful Israelite. So he's building out this picture of what that looks like.

If you think about the ladder or the stairway, what that is, it is the connection point between heaven and earth. And so they're going up and down on this ladder or staircase. That is what connects heaven and earth. It's symbolic, by the way, of the temple as well, which is a place where heaven and earth meet.

If you think about the ladder or the stairway, what that is, it is the connection point between heaven and earth. And so they're going up and down on this ladder or staircase. That is what connects heaven and earth. It's symbolic, by the way, of the temple as well, which is a place where heaven and earth meet.

If you think about the ladder or the stairway, what that is, it is the connection point between heaven and earth. And so they're going up and down on this ladder or staircase. That is what connects heaven and earth. It's symbolic, by the way, of the temple as well, which is a place where heaven and earth meet.

So you've got to think, the whole point here is, what is the connection point between heaven and, And in Jacob's ladder, it was a ladder. And to your point, Jesus then becomes a ladder. So where the angels are climbing on a physical ladder between heaven and earth, Jesus becomes the thing that we move upon in between heaven. He connects heaven and earth itself.

So you've got to think, the whole point here is, what is the connection point between heaven and, And in Jacob's ladder, it was a ladder. And to your point, Jesus then becomes a ladder. So where the angels are climbing on a physical ladder between heaven and earth, Jesus becomes the thing that we move upon in between heaven. He connects heaven and earth itself.

So you've got to think, the whole point here is, what is the connection point between heaven and, And in Jacob's ladder, it was a ladder. And to your point, Jesus then becomes a ladder. So where the angels are climbing on a physical ladder between heaven and earth, Jesus becomes the thing that we move upon in between heaven. He connects heaven and earth itself.

I think that's a very provocative thought, but it seems to flow in line with everything that Jesus is about to do in his unfolding ministry.

I think that's a very provocative thought, but it seems to flow in line with everything that Jesus is about to do in his unfolding ministry.

I think that's a very provocative thought, but it seems to flow in line with everything that Jesus is about to do in his unfolding ministry.

Today you'll be with me in paradise.

Today you'll be with me in paradise.

Today you'll be with me in paradise.