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Jesus steps up from the Jordan as water falls from his wet tunic beneath the opened sky.
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Mark 1:10

The Heavens Open

The Kingdom Draws Near · Mark 1

Story guide: Jesus steps from the water and looks toward the descending dove beneath the opened sky.

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10And immediately, as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him.

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