And when Jesus was baptized, immediately He went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on Him. (Matthew 3:16 ESV)
The View
What a view Jesus had! When His baptism was finished, Jesus looked, and heaven itself was visible to Him. The dual natures of Christ make this passage a little hard to grasp, but the simplest and most obvious thing is that Jesus saw heaven.
I can not do that.
You can not do that.
In fact, of all the people you know, Jesus alone saw heaven itself from His position on earth. Later, He ascended there. Today, He dwells there. As King, He rules from there.
But we back on His baptism day, He saw heaven.
Our eyes do not see it, but we can get a glimpse of heaven through Him. But only through Him. Perhaps in prayer we approach heaven, but only through His name. Perhaps in the Lord’s Supper, we dine with Him, but only through His sacrifice. Perhaps in His Word we understand heaven a little, but only through His teaching.
We can see His view, when our eyes look to Him.
And soon, we will see Him as He is… and see what He saw… and see what He sees.
What a view.