Use The Ladder

Gen. 28:12  Then he (Jacob) dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

A ladder is a necessary tool that we find in almost every household.  It gives us access to otherwise unreachable things.

In Jacob's dream, he saw a ladder that connected heaven and earth.  And God the Father stood above it (v.13) while angels ascended and descended on it.

Jesus spoke (Jn. 1:51) of Himself as the Son of Man upon whom the angels were ascending and descending.  In other words, Jesus was and is the ladder!  He is the connection between man and an otherwise unreachable God, our one (and only) Mediator (1 Tim. 2:5).

Jacob's dream so perfectly illustrates God above and sinful man, the object of His mercy, below being reconciled through Jesus Christ.  There is no other way (Jn 14:6) for us to access God the Father except through His Son.

If anyone asks you how to get to heaven, tell them to use The Ladder.