The word for today is - Gates !

Good morning,

The word for today is- Gates !

 

The very first gate mentioned is the sheep gate. It was called the sheep gate because this was the gate which the sheep and lambs used in the sacrifice were bought through. Knowing that this speaks of the very first experience we come into in our Christian life that is, a realisation that Jesus was the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. The sheep gate then speaks to us of the cross and the sacrifice that was made for our sins. It is the starting point of everything but you will also notice that the sheep gate is also mentioned at the very end once we have come full circle. That is because everything starts and ends with Jesus' death on the cross. We are all in a battle whether we know it or not. We're in a Spiritual battle the sheep! Let's study the last three gates. The last three gates are also prophetic of the end times return of Jesus Christ. You will notice that all three gates are very close together and so are the events which they symbolise. Prophetically, the horse gate speaks of the day of the Lord and the end time judgement as recorded in the book of Revelation. Let's look at the East Gate. The east gate has been set aside especially by God and was known by Jews for one particular event, the coming of the Messiah! Ezekiel 44:1-3 '… the gate that looked toward the east, and it was shut. The Lord said to me, 'This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the Lord God of Israel has entered by it.' The east gate opens and looks toward the Mount of Olives and we know that when Jesus returns He will return to this mount. Read Zechariah 14:4. He will then enter Jerusalem by the east gate. The east gate then speaks of the return of Jesus Christ. For our Christian life is shows us of our need to live with this hope and to long for His return. A specific crown is even given to those who do this 2 Timothy 4:8. Prophetically this gate is very close to the horse gate because the day of God's wrath ends with the coming of the Lord Jesus as described in Revelation 19. Let's look at Isaiah 62:10 ,Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. Read Matthew 7:14, Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. The final gate is the inspection gate, this gate also speaks of the judgement of the nations that takes place when Jesus returns. This is recorded in Matthew chapter 25, the sheep and the goats judgement. Let's look at verse 32, And before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats; And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. What side are you sitting on? Jesus says to the ones sitting on the right side,Come ye are blessed of my Father thy inherit the kingdom,but then the ones on the left Jesus says depart from me, read Matthew chapter 25:31-46 .And all who hear the word of the gospel, ought to bring forth the fruit of the gospel, obey it, and have their principles and lives formed according to it.The gospel is the word of truth. Who will stand on my word? Some people don't want the truth, the word from God says "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples, then and only when you do this.....Read John 8:31-32,....If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.It isn't just the truth that sets you free, it is knowing the truth and then applying it that sets you free.Thank you God for your word. Amen !