He said to him, "Most assuredly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

 (i) There is the witness of the Father. Jesus said: "The Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me" ( John 5:37). "The Father who sent me bears witness to me" ( John 8:18). What did Jesus mean by this? He meant two things. 