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19 Bible Verses About Doors

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Summary

  • Jesus calls himself “the door of the sheep” in John 10:7 and 10:9, in a figure of speech about a sheepfold that the thief enters another way.
  • Genesis 7:16, Matthew 25:10 and Luke 13:25 all describe a door that is shut, and in each the shutting marks who is inside and who is not.
  • Revelation 3:7 gives Christ the “key of David” from Isaiah 22:22, where it was the key of a royal steward’s office.
  • Revelation 3:20 is addressed to the church in Laodicea, which thought it needed nothing.
  • Paul speaks of an open door for the gospel in Acts 14:27, 1 Corinthians 16:9, 2 Corinthians 2:12 and Colossians 4:3, and in 2 Corinthians he left Troas despite it.

In the Bible a door stands for the way in to God, for the moment that way is shut, and for openings God gives to those who preach. Jesus calls himself “the door” of the sheep (John 10:9) and says, “Strive to enter through the narrow door” (Luke 13:24). Christ stands at the door and knocks in Revelation 3:20. The Lord shuts Noah into the ark (Genesis 7:16), and the door closes on the wedding feast in Matthew 25:10. Paul…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

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