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> and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 

The demons would be the angels descending.

I have used the analogy of angels and demons in order to explain the concept.

> And there above it stood the lord.

The lord meaning the most high aspect of existence - the  aspect of creation which is the creator (the creator cannot be found but through self exploration, which is to say that the creator is not separate from the creation, the creation being all existence )

Jacobs ladder is an allegory explaining not only the concept of ascension, but also explaining that God is not seperate, but within.

> Surely the lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it. This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.

Even though Jacob was but a wandering Sannyasin in the desert, with but a rock as a pillow; even in this desert with this rock as a pillow: this was still the house of God.

Jacob, even though incomparable to the most high; even though as naught to the most high; has still realized that **Surely the lord is in this place**

Surely, the lord is even in this space which is the space occupied by jacob. Surely, the lord, the most high, is even within Jacob.

Surely, even Jacob is an aspect of the most high; surely, even jacob is the most high.

Surely, all things are a part of the creation, and the creator.

Surely there is no separation in reality, but only in illusion.

What we think of as reality is an illusion or dream; and the only actual constant other than change is the nothingness or voidness of the creator source.