He Shuts and No Power Can Open
HEADLINE: Revelation
3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things
saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that
openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for
many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be
able. 25 When once the
master of the house (Jesus) is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and
ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open
unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye
are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy
presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 But he shall say, I
tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of
iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye
shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God kingdom
of God
The classic example of how this works is the parable of “Lazarus
and the rich man”.
Luke 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died,
and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and
was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments,
and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried
and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip
the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this
flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime
receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is
comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 And beside all this, between us
and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence
to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from
thence. 27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou
wouldest send him to my father's house: 28 For I have five brethren;
that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of
torment. 29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets;
let them hear them. 30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one
went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said unto
him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded,
though one rose from the dead.
Matthew 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a
man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth
none. 44 Then he saith, I
will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come,
he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and
taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they
enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the
first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, I AM THE DOOR
of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers:
but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find
pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and
to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it
more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth
his life for the sheep.
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God
Matthew 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be
likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were
foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil
with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their
lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and
slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom
cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and
trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of
your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered,
saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to
them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to
buy, the bridegroom came; and they
that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.11 Afterward
came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But
he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch
therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man
cometh.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I AM THE WAY, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto
the Father, but by me.
One cannot exit the bottomless pit of hell and rise to
approach the Holy
City
Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven
saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God
is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your
Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Ezekiel 34:31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith
the Lord GOD.
The following is an illustration of Matthew 12:43-45 in the
end of a man’s life:
There are other spirits that want to escape the curse of the
bottomless-pit prison and enter the City of Peace
Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever
shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem
Jesus is calling human spirits ONLY, whose names are on the
Family Roll (Book) at the point of death.
He REDEEMS them from death, and Father draws their spirits to Him.
Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up,
the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall
be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that
same time: and at that time thy
people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book
(of life).
John 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the
shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear
his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth
them out.
Human wheat and tares grow together in the field of the
earth. But death separates the wheat
(living spirits of men) from demonic evil-spirit tares! Matthew 13:30.
John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth,
will draw all men unto me.
John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is
coming, and now is, when the dead
shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 26 For
as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in
himself; 27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also,
because he is the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is
coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they
shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the
grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave,
I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his
commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city.
Isaiah 35:8 And an highway shall be there, and a way,
and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those:
the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 9 No lion
shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be
found there; but the redeemed shall
walk there: 10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to
Zion
Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit
to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and
her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear
as crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at
the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the
twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 22 And I saw no temple
therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of
it. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to
shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light
thereof. 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the
light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into
it. 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there
shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour
of the nations into it.
Isaiah 66:18 For I know their works and their thoughts:
it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come,
and see my glory. 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which
I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and
your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new
moon to another, and from one sabbath
to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the
LORD.
Isaiah 25:6 And in this mountain shall the LORD of
hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees,
of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well
refined. 7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the
covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all
nations. 8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will
wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take
away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days,
that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the
mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people
shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the
house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk
in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD
from Jerusalem. 4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall
rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their
spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou
art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to
God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And
hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the
earth. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth,
and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them,
heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Luke 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are
equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the
resurrection.
Matthew 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as
the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him
hear.
Wisdom of Solomon 5:1 Then the just man shall take his
stand, full of assurance, to confront 2 those who oppressed him and made light
of all his sufferings; at the sight of him there will be terror and confusion,
and they will be beside themselves 3 to see him so unexpectedly safe home.
Filled with remorse, groaning and gasping for breath, they will say among
themselves: 'Was not this then 4 man who was once our butt, a target for our
contempt? Fools that we were, 5 we held his way of life to be madness and his
end dishonourable. To think that he is now counted one of the sons of God and assigned
a place of his 6 own among God's people! How far we strayed from the road of
truth! 7 The lamp of justice never gave us light, the sun never rose upon us.
We roamed to our heart's content along the paths of wickedness and ruin,
wandering through trackless deserts and ignoring the Lord's highway. 8 What
good has our pride done us?
This is what the tares that are shut out may contemplate
TODAY!
John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall
the prince of this world be cast out.
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