Interestingly, we also read about many doors in the pages of the Bible and each of these doors also comes with a prize. To make the proper selection can result in eternal life or death – so we must choose wisely.
- Door to the Ark (Genesis 6:16)
The ark had only one door through which the people and the animals all entered into the safety of the ship. All of mankind was invited to walk through the door and to find safety inside the ark, but only 8 chose to enter. The choice of each individual resulted in his/her salvation or destruction.
- Passover Door (Exodus 12:3-12)
During the 10th plague prior to the Exodus, God instructed the Israelites to kill a lamb and to paint its blood on the sides and tops of the doorframes of their houses … The blood was to be a sign for the death angel to pass-over those houses (those lives were spared). We too can choose to apply the blood of the Lamb of God and be saved.
- Inner Temple Doors (Hebrews 10:4)
"For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.” This teaching was given to those Jews who had been practicing the “Day of Atonement” and forgiveness of sins through the sacrifices of the priests. Once Jesus’ sacrifice had been made on the cross, the Law fell short and only those who found forgiveness through the blood of Jesus (the Lamb of God) could be made right with God.
- Sheep’s Door (John 10:7,9)
During a visit to Israel we saw the common areas shepherds share for keeping their sheep safe at night. There is one way in and one way out. Jn 10:1 states, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Jesus said, “I am the door of the sheep… I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” There is safety under the care of the Good Shepherd and He states the benefit of choosing the right door is salvation and rest.
- Door to Salvation (John 14:6)
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). The way of salvation in Noah’s day was the wooden Ark with a single door. Today, the way of salvation is through the wooden cross upon which Jesus died. We are promised that those who choose to find remission / forgiveness of sin through the shed blood of Jesus Christ will be saved.
- Tomb’s Door (The stone in Mark 16:4)
When Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome approached the tomb, “…they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large.” Jesus entered the door as a dead man and left fully and physically alive! He victoriously conquered death and hell, fulfilled His prophecies of resurrection, and now sits on the right hand of the Father interceding for us. It is completely up to you whether you choose to follow a dead god or choose to follow the risen Savior!
- Narrow Door (Matt. 7:13-14)
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Throughout history and through the Scriptures we find that the majority is often wrong! Following Jesus may not be the easy or popular choice, but the choice is yours and the results are eternal.
Today, you get to choose a door. The prizes behind the doors differ -- behind one door is Heaven and the other is Hell. Behind one door is eternal life and behind the other is eternal torment and damnation. One thing that is different from game show “Let’s Make a Deal” is that God has already told you which door to pick, but he still gives you the power to make the choice.
So, which door will you pick today? Will you choose to confess your sins and choose Jesus Christ as your Savior? Or, will you choose to reject Christ and pick for yourself damnation? The choice is yours!
