3714. Verses 16-17 And Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place and I did not know it. And he was afraid and said, How awesome is this place! This is nothing other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

'Jacob awoke from his sleep' means enlightenment. 'And said, Surely Jehovah is in this place' means the Divine present within this state. 'And I did not know it' means being in obscurity. 'And he was afraid' means a holy change. 'And said, How awesome is this place' means the holiness of the state. 'This is nothing other than the house of God' means the Lord's kingdom as it exists in the ultimate degree of order. 'And this is the gate of heaven' means that which serves as the ultimate degree of order, through which there is, so to speak, a way in from the natural creation.