"I Am The Door Of The Sheep - I Am The Door” - Presentation In The "I Am Series Of John’s Gospel” Part 2 Series

“I AM THE DOOR OF THE SHEEP - I AM THE DOOR” - PRESENTATION IN THE “I AM SERIES OF JOHN’S GOSPEL” PART 2

This is PART two of this address. In PART 1 we looked at Christ “The DOOR of the Sheep.” We looked at the Shepherd of the sheep. Now we continue looking at the significance of the Door in scripture.

[B]. THE DOOR IN EGYPT

In considering Christ as The Door, we just can’t overlook the significance of the door in Egypt. When we read Exodus chapters 11 and 12 we see very clearly the type of Christ portrayed there. Let us consider a household on the Passover night. The people were in the house. There was a door and a lamb. The lamb, a perfect lamb without blemish, was killed and its blood was taken in a basin. With hyssop dipped in the blood, and the blood then applied to the doorposts of the door, and to the lintel on the top of that door, the people remained inside the house to eat the sacrificial lamb that was roasted with fire, with the unleavened bread and bitter herbs. In the morning the people within, opened the door and left the land of bondage at the leading of the Lord.

Let us look at that a bit further. In Exodus 12 v 13 we are told “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” The blood was on the door. The blood on the door sheltered the people behind the door, for they had operated in faith. This is a stunning type of Christ in sacrifice as the Passover Lamb. He is the Door. In Egypt, the blood of the lamb was taken, and the hyssop applied the blood to the door, which made the form of a cross as it went from the doorposts to the lintel and the blood ran down. At Calvary, the hyssop was taken and offered to the Door on the cross, He who was the Lamb of God.

Yes, He was the Door on the cross. That Door purchased salvation and opened the way to God for all the redeemed people of God to go in and out, to find pasture as their fellowship with the Shepherd. The very lamb in Egypt whose blood was their redemption, was also their sustenance, their food for the journey ahead in their new life of deliverance. God has made it all possible. “I AM THE DOOR”. He is the Door to all things, but he is also The Door of the Sheep. What a beautiful I AM this one is.

[C]. DOORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

THE DOOR OF FULFILMENT

{{Matthew 24 v 32-33 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. Even so you too, when you see all these things, recognise that He is near, right at the door.”}} This verse is in the Olivet Discourse which is prophetic and speaks about Christ's Second Coming, when He will return to the Mt of Olivet to the Jews. Jesus is the Door of Fulfilment to all prophecy. The fig tree always is a type of Israel in scripture.

THE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY

{{Matthew 25 v 10 “While they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast and the door was shut.”}} This belongs to the parable of the 10 virgins waiting for the Bridegroom. 5 of them were prudent (wise) and 5 were foolish. The prudent ones entered through the door into acceptance, and 5 were foolish and missed the Door of opportunity. The Lord is the Door of Opportunity today for salvation, but that door will one day close and be shut. If you are not saved by the blood of the Lamb, do so today while the door is still open.

THE DOOR OF OPINION

{{Mark 1 v 32-34 “When evening had come, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed and the whole city had gathered at the door, and He healed many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many demons, and He was not permitting the demons to speak because they knew who He was.”}} This was the great opportunity for the people of that town and they all crammed around the door – the whole city – but we know from all other accounts that not all believed. They had the opportunity, but most rejected the Lord as the promised One. They all had their opinions but not all believed. Today’s world is full of opinions about The Christ, who is The Door, but how many decide to receive Him?