Title: FOUR DOORS THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
1FOUR DOORSTHIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
After these things I looked, and behold, a door
standing open in heaven. And the first voice
which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with
me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you
things which must take place after this." (Rev.
41)
2FOUR DOORSTHIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
- However, there are at least four other doors
through which we must first pass - The Door of Instruction
- The Door of Salvation
- The Door of Service
- The Door of Prayer
3THE DOOR OF INSTRUCTION
- The Jews were born into a covenant relationship
with God and were instructed as they grew older.
4Deuteronomy 616-19
- "You shall not tempt the Lord your God as you
tempted Him in Massah. You shall diligently keep
the commandments of the Lord your God, His
testimonies, and His statutes which He has
commanded you. And you shall do what is right and
good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be
well with you, and that you may go in and possess
the good land of which the Lord swore to your
fathers, to cast out all your enemies from before
you, as the Lord has spoken.
5Deuteronomy 620-23
- "When your son asks you in time to come, saying,
'What is the meaning of the testimonies, the
statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our
God has commanded you?' then you shall say to
your son 'We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt,
and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a
mighty hand and the Lord showed signs and
wonders before our eyes, great and severe,
against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household.
Then He brought us out from there, that He might
bring us in, to give us the land of which He
swore to our fathers.
6Deuteronomy 624-25
- "'And the Lord commanded us to observe all these
statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good
always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is
this day. Then it will be righteousness for us,
if we are careful to observe all these
commandments before the Lord our God, as He has
commanded us.'"
7THE DOOR OF INSTRUCTION
- The Jews were born into a covenant relationship
with God and were instructed as they grew older. - It was predicted that things would be different
under the New Covenant.
8Jeremiah 3131-32
- "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when
I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel and with the house of Judah-- not
according to the covenant that I made with their
fathers in the day that I took them by the hand
to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My
covenant which they broke, though I was a husband
to them, says the Lord.
9Jeremiah 3133
- "But this is the covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel after those days, says the
Lord I will put My law in their minds, and write
it on their hearts and I will be their God, and
they shall be My people.
10Jeremiah 3134-35
- No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and
every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,'
for they all shall know Me, from the least of
them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For
I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I
will remember no more." - Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for a light
by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars
for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, And
its waves roar (The Lord of hosts is His name)
11Hebrews 88-13
- Because finding fault with them, He says
- "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when
I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel and with the house of Judah-- not
according to the covenant that I made with their
fathers in the day when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of the land of Egypt because
they did not continue in My covenant, and I
disregarded them, says the Lord.
12Hebrews 88-13
- "For this is the covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel after those days, says the
Lord I will put My laws in their mind and write
them on their hearts and I will be their God,
and they shall be My people. None of them shall
teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying,
'Know the Lord,' for all shall know Me, from the
least of them to the greatest of them.
13Hebrews 88-13
- "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness,
and their sins and their lawless deeds I will
remember no more." In that He says, "A new
covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now
what is becoming obsolete and growing old is
ready to vanish away.
14THE DOOR OF INSTRUCTION
- The Jews were born into a covenant relationship
with God and were instructed as they grew older. - It was predicted that things would be different
under the New Covenant. - Jesus taught that instruction is required of
those who would come to Him.
15John 644-45
- "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent
Me draws him and I will raise him up at the last
day. It is written in the prophets, 'And they
shall all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone
who has heard and learned from the Father comes
to Me."
16THE DOOR OF INSTRUCTION
- One must "know the truth" to be made free thereby.
17John 832
- Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him,
"If you abide in My word, you are My disciples
indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free."
18John 1717
- "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is
truth."
19THE DOOR OF INSTRUCTION
- One must "know the truth" to be made free
thereby. - Therefore, it is the truth that must be preached.
202 Timothy 41-2
- I charge you therefore before God and the Lord
Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the
dead at His appearing and His kingdom Preach the
word! Be ready in season and out of season.
Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering
and teaching.
212 Timothy 43-4
- For the time will come when they will not endure
sound doctrine, but according to their own
desires, because they have itching ears, they
will heap up for themselves teachers and they
will turn their ears away from the truth, and be
turned aside to fables.
22THE DOOR OF SALVATION
- Jesus came to save mankind.
23Matthew 121
- "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall
call His name Jesus, for He will save His people
from their sins."
24Luke 199-10
- And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come
to this house, because he also is a son of
Abraham for the Son of Man has come to seek and
to save that which was lost."
25THE DOOR OF SALVATION
- Jesus came to save mankind.
- The gospel is for all.
26Matthew 2819-20
- "Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching
them to observe all things that I have commanded
you and lo, I am with you always, even to the
end of the age." Amen.
27Mark 1615
- And He said to them, "Go into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature."
28THE DOOR OF SALVATION
- Jesus came to save mankind.
- The gospel is for all.
- Obeying the truth is essential to salvation.
29Hebrews 58-9
- .though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience
by the things which He suffered. And having been
perfected, He became the author of eternal
salvation to all who obey Him.
302 Thessalonians 17-8
- .and to give you who are troubled rest with us
when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with
His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking
vengeance on those who do not know God, and on
those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
311 Peter 122
- Since you have purified your souls in obeying the
truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the
brethren, love one another fervently with a pure
heart.
32Romans 617-18
- But God be thanked that though you were slaves of
sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of
doctrine to which you were delivered. And having
been set free from sin, you became slaves of
righteousness.
33THE DOOR OF SALVATION
- To be saved, one must
- Believe.
34Acts 1630-31
- And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what
must I do to be saved?" - So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and you will be saved, you and your household."
35THE DOOR OF SALVATION
- To be saved, one must
- Believe.
- Repent.
36Acts 1730-31
- Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked,
but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
because He has appointed a day on which He will
judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom
He has ordained. He has given assurance of this
to all by raising Him from the dead."
37THE DOOR OF SALVATION
- To be saved, one must
- Believe.
- Repent.
- Confess.
38Romans 108-10
- But what does it say? "The word is near you, in
your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word
of faith which we preach) that if you confess
with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in
your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved. For with the heart one
believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
39THE DOOR OF SALVATION
- To be saved, one must
- Believe.
- Repent.
- Confess.
- Be baptized.
40Mark 1616
- He who believes and is baptized will be saved
but he who does not believe will be condemned.
41Acts 238
- Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every
one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins and you shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
42THE DOOR OF SALVATION
- To be saved, one must
- Believe.
- Repent.
- Confess your faith.
- Be baptized.
- Scriptural baptism puts one into Christ where
salvation is.
43Galatians 326-27
- For you are all sons of God through faith in
Christ Jesus. - For as many of you as were baptized into Christ
have put on Christ.
442 Timothy 210
- Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the
elect, that they also may obtain the salvation
which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
45THE DOOR OF PRAYER
- This door is closed to those who do not first
enter the doors of instruction and salvation.
46Proverbs 289
- One who turns away his ear from hearing the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.
471 Peter 312
- "For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their prayers But the
face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
48THE DOOR OF PRAYER
- This door is closed to those who do not first
enter the doors of instruction and salvation. - As sons we may call upon the Father.
49Romans 814-15
- For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
these are sons of God. - For you did not receive the spirit of bondage
again to fear, but you received the Spirit of
adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."
50Matthew 69
- "In this manner, therefore, pray Our Father in
heaven, Hallowed be Your name."
51Galatians 46
- And because you are sons, God has sent forth the
Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out,
"Abba, Father!"
52THE DOOR OF PRAYER
- For our prayers to be acceptable we must
- Ask in faith.
53James 15-8
- If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God,
who gives to all liberally and without reproach,
and it will be given to him. - But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for
he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven
and tossed by the wind. - For let not that man suppose that he will receive
anything from the Lord he is a double-minded
man, unstable in all his ways.
54THE DOOR OF PRAYER
- For our prayers to be acceptable we must
- Ask in faith.
- Pray fervently.
55James 516
- Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray
for one another, that you may be healed. The
effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man
avails much.
56THE DOOR OF PRAYER
- For our prayers to be acceptable we must
- Ask in faith.
- Pray fervently.
- Be obedient.
571 John 322
- And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because
we keep His commandments and do those things that
are pleasing in His sight.
58THE DOOR OF PRAYER
- For our prayers to be acceptable we must
- Ask in faith.
- Pray fervently.
- Be obedient.
- Ask according to His will.
591 John 514
- Now this is the confidence that we have in Him,
that if we ask anything according to His will, He
hears us.
60THE DOOR OF SERVICE
- Nothing we do will avail, unless we have entered
the doors already mentioned.
61Matthew 721-23
- "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall
enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the
will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me
in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied
in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and
done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will
declare to them, 'I never knew you depart from
Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
62THE DOOR OF SERVICE
- Nothing we do will avail, unless we have entered
the doors already mentioned. - On the other hand, even if we do enter the
afore-mentioned doors, all will be for nothing if
we do not also enter the door of service.
63Matthew 2531-33
- "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all
the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the
throne of His glory. - All the nations will be gathered before Him, and
He will separate them one from another, as a
shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. - And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but
the goats on the left.
64Matthew 2534-36
- "Then the King will say to those on His right
hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world for I was hungry and you gave Me
food I was thirsty and you gave Me drink I was
a stranger and you took Me in I was naked and
you clothed Me I was sick and you visited Me I
was in prison and you came to Me.'
65Matthew 2537-40
- "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying,
'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You,
or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see
You a stranger and take You in, or naked and
clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in
prison, and come to You?' - "And the King will answer and say to them,
'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it
to one of the least of these My brethren, you did
it to Me.'
66Matthew 2541-43
- "Then He will also say to those on the left hand,
'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting
fire prepared for the devil and his angels for I
was hungry and you gave Me no food I was thirsty
and you gave Me no drink I was a stranger and
you did not take Me in, naked and you did not
clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not
visit Me.'
67Matthew 2544-46
- "Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord,
when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a
stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did
not minister to You?' Then He will answer them,
saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you
did not do it to one of the least of these, you
did not do it to Me.' - And these will go away into everlasting
punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
68THE DOOR OF SERVICE
- Nothing we do will avail, unless we have entered
the doors already mentioned. - On the other hand, even if we do enter the
afore-mentioned doors, all will be for nothing if
we do not also enter the door of service. - Acceptable service rendered by Christians
glorifies both God and Christ.
691 Peter 416
- Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not
be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this
matter.
70Colossians 317
- And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in
the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God
the Father through Him.
71THE DOOR OF SERVICE
- We must prepare ourselves for every good work.
722 Timothy 221
- Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the
latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified
and useful for the Master, prepared for every
good work.
73THE DOOR OF SERVICE
- We must prepare ourselves for every good work.
- Through faithful service we work out our own
salvation.
74Philippians 212-13
- Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed,
not as in my presence only, but now much more in
my absence, work out your own salvation with fear
and trembling for it is God who works in you
both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
75THE DOOR OF SERVICE
- We must prepare ourselves for every good work.
- Through faithful service we work out our own
salvation. - It is through faithful service that we make our
calling and election sure.
762 Peter 15-8
- But also for this very reason, giving all
diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue
knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to
self-control perseverance, to perseverance
godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and
to brotherly kindness love. For if these things
are yours and abound, you will be neither barren
nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
772 Peter 19-11
- For he who lacks these things is shortsighted,
even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was
cleansed from his old sins. - Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to
make your call and election sure, for if you do
these things you will never stumble for so an
entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into
the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
78FOUR DOORSTHIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
- You have already entered the door of instruction.
- Won't you obey and thus enter the door of
salvation? - Do not wait until the door is shut.
- Then enter the doors of prayer and service.
79FOUR DOORSTHIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
- The door to heaven is open to all those who
accept Christ and remain steadfast unto the end. - Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me,
"Write 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
from now on.' " "Yes," says the Spirit, "that
they may rest from their labors, and their works
follow them." (Rev. 1413)
80FOUR DOORSTHIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
- The door to heaven is open to all those who
accept Christ and remain steadfast unto the end. - Blessed are those who do His commandments, that
they may have the right to the tree of life, and
may enter through the gates into the city. (Rev.
2214)
81FOUR DOORSTHIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
- The door to heaven is open to all those who
accept Christ and remain steadfast unto the end. - None of these will be turned away.
- "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me,
and the one who comes to Me I will by no means
cast out." (John 637)
82FOUR DOORSTHIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
- The door to heaven is open to all those who
accept Christ and remain steadfast unto the end. - None of these will be turned away.
- In this we can rest assured.
- "In My Father's house are many mansions if it
were not so, I would have told you. I go to
prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I will come again and receive
you to Myself that where I am, there you may be
also." (John 142-4)
83FOUR DOORSTHIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
- Wont you enter the door of salvation?
- Wont you enter it, now?
- "Behold, now is the accepted time behold, now
is the day of salvation" (2 Corinthians 62).