REV 3:8 : '...BEHOLD I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU AN OPEN DOOR WHICH NO MAN CAN SHUT'
OUTLINE
1. OPEN DOOR
2. OPEN GATE
3. OPEN WINDOW
4. OPEN HEART
5. OPEN MIND
6. OPEN HEAVEN
7. OPEN WOMB
8. OPEN EYES
9. OPEN EARS
10.OPEN HAND
THE MESSAGE
BEHOLD I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU AN OPEN DOOR WHICH NO MAN CAN SHUT
1.OPEN DOOR
The Lord will grant us an open door. He will bless with freedom to serve Him and be a blessing to others. He will open
many doors of opportunities for us to progress in our life and no one would be able to shut the doors which the Lord has
opened for us.
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Revelation 3:7-8
“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of
David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little
strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
1 Corinthians 16:9
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.
2 Corinthians 2:12
Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me,
Luke 11:9-10
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Isaiah 22:22
I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can
open.
Colossians 4:3
And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which
I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.
2. OPEN GATE
The Lord wil grant us an open gate. He will destroy every resistance,hindrance and obstacle. The Lord who is strong and
mighty in battle will come through the open gates and grant us victory in every battle we face. The blessings of the
Lord will reach us without any hindrance through the open gates.
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Isaiah 45:1-3
“This is what the Lord says to his anointed,to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and
to strip kings of their armor,to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord,the God of
Israel, who summons you by name.
Isaiah 60:11
Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that people may bring you the wealth of the
nations— their kings led in triumphal procession.
Isaiah 26:2
Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
Psalm 24:7-10
Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty— he is the King of glory.
Psalm 118:19-20
Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
Micah 2:13
The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will
pass through before them, the Lord at their head.”
3.OPEN WINDOW
The Lord will open the windows of heaven and pour out His blessings on us. When we faithful in giving our tithes and
offerings to the Lord , He will supply all our needs abundantly. The Lord loves a cheerful giver.
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Malachi 3:8-11
“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say,‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.
You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation.
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of
hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room
enough to receive it.
“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes,So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground,Nor shall the vine
fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts;
Deuteronomy 28:12
The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the
work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into
your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Proverbs 3:10-11
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Proverbs 11:24-25
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves
a cheerful giver.
4.OPEN HEART
The Lord will open the hearts of men to put their trust in Him.He will grant salvation to those for whom we have been
interceding.He will open their hearts to believe the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Acts 16:14
One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper
of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
Acts 14:27
On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had
opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
5.OPEN MIND
The Lord will open our mind and understanding to receive the revelation of the truth from the scriptures. He will make
the hidden treasures of the scriptures to become clear to us so that we can claim all those blessings.
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Luke 24:32
They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the
Scriptures to us?”
Luke 24:45
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
Ephesians 1:15-23
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and
revelation, so that you may know him better.
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength
he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but
also in the one to come.
And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
6.OPEN HEAVEN
The Lord will grant us heavenly visions and supernatural visitations to empower us to become powerful ministers of the
gospel. He will reveal His glory so that we can be transformed into His image.
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John 1:51
He then added, “Very truly I tell you,you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the
Son of Man.”
Acts 10:11
He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
Matthew 3:16-17
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of
God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Acts 7:56
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with
ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Acts 2:17-18
“‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young
men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Even on my servants, both men and women,I will pour out my Spirit in those days,and they will prophesy.
7.OPEN WOMB
The Lord will open the womb of the barren to enable them to conceive and give birth to children.He will grant their
desires and wipe away their tears and take away their reproach.
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Genesis 29:31
When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.
Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive.
8.OPEN EYES
The eyes of the Lord will be open towards His people to watch over them and meet their needs. Nothing can happen to us
without His knowledge. He will keep us as the apple of His eye.
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2 Chronicles 7:15
Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
1 Kings 8:29
May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, this place of which you said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that
you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
1 Kings 8:52
“May your eyes be open to your servant’s plea and to the plea of your people Israel, and may you listen to them whenever
they cry out to you.
2 Chronicles 6:20
May your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, this place of which you said you would put your Name there. May
you hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
2 Chronicles 6:40
“Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
Nehemiah 1:6
let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for
your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have
committed against you.
9.OPEN EARS
The ears of the Lord will be open to hear the cries and the prayers of His people.He will not despise their affliction
or hide his face from them, but will hear their cry.
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Psalm 34:15
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,and his ears are attentive to their cry;
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is
against those who do evil.”
Psalm 22:24
For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has
listened to his cry for help.
10.OPEN HAND
The Lord will open His Hand to meet the needs of His people and satisfy their desires. He will lay His hands to bless us
and bless our children. He will lay His hand on us to heal us from our sicknesses and diseases.
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Psalm 104:28
When you give it to them,they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
Psalm 145:16
You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
Matthew 19:13-15
Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples
rebuked them.
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as
these.”
When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.
Mark 10:13-16
People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for
the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
Mark 7:32-37
Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the
Decapolis.
There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on
him.
After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the
man’s tongue.
He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”).
At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.
Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.
People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the
mute speak.”
