~ The Open Door ~ **By: Jo Smith ~ ** Feb. 9, 2006

Re 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter.

Re 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

Re 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Re 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:

John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 10:8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Re 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; 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Mark 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Mt 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

Jesus said, I am the door. By me if any man enter in.....enter into what? Heaven. I am the door to heaven. I am in heaven. His voice was the voice of a trumpet, showing the people their sins. Let Scripture be your interpreter and you will find the truth. Jesus said I am the truth. These things saith he that is true and holy. This is Jesus, the son of God.

John the Baptist is without a doubt the writer of Revelation. John the Baptist is the one who bore witness of Jesus. John the Baptist is the one who bore witness of all things which he heard. John the Baptist is the one who saw that open door. John the Baptist is the one to whom the angel of the Lord gave the revelation to. Jesus is the one to whom God gave this revelation.

Lets look into the above Scriptures and find the truth of who or what that open door was which John saw. Go back and see that he said when he heard this voice of the trumpet (Jesus), that he was immediately in the spirit. What was happening in Rev. 4:2? John saw a vision of the time when Jesus would ascend up on high and sit upon the throne of God in Heaven. John heard that voice speaking to him and revealing these mysteries to him. This is Jesus, by his angel, speaking these mysteries to John the Baptist. Jesus said I am the door; By me if any man enter in. If any man try to enter in another way he is a thief and a robber. The thief comes only to steal and rob. Who are these thieves? They are your preachers who teach you lies and do not rightly interpret the Word of God to you. They made up lies and fantasies instead of studying the Word and allowing the Word to reveal the true meaning of the Word. The thieves and the wolves are one and the same bunch of ministers seeking only money and power over the people of God.

Why did they make up a lie and say the open door in heaven, from Rev. 4, is some silly thing called a rapture of taking God’s people off this earth up somewhere to another place they think is heaven?

Where is even one verse of Scripture saying that God takes his people off this earth and they sail off through some ‘open�?door into another world called heaven? Where is that Scripture? I ask these questions for I want to show any open minded person that they teach lies and have no Scripture saying what they affirm. Did not Jesus state, I AM THE DOOR? Is not Jesus the one and ONLY way into heaven? Is not Jesus the DOOR by which we must all enter if we expect to have eternal life? Then why have the ‘paid�?ministers missed a truth so clearly taught in the Word? Why have they failed to see this truth that JESUS IS THAT OPEN DOOR?

Jesus said I am the door, the way, the truth, and the light. I am the only way into heaven or to God. I AM THE DOOR. You must come in through Jesus or you will perish eternally. I am the door to the sheepfold. If you enter into the sheepfold, you will have to come through that open DOOR, Jesus Christ. There is absolutely no other way. Any other way is of the thieves and robbers. Are you being robbed? Are you being robbed of your only hope for eternal life? If you listen to and believe these paid preachers who are all teaching these lies, then you will miss the open door and enter into through the gates of hell, the false teachers you pay to lead you astray.

Ask any preacher you can find what that open door in Rev. 4 is. They will tell you it is the church being caught off this earth and carried off into some distant heaven. Then why did the Word say the son of man which is in heaven? Was he not standing right here on earth when he made that statement? Of course he was. Where are the teachers of truth? (I will keep this short. I think when you try to get too much at one time, your mind gets bogged down and you lose it all.)

There are many Scriptures I could use proving this message, but I have given enough at the beginning to prove every word of this.

Look at Rev. 4:1. John said I saw a door opened in heaven. Then I heard a trumpet talking with me. Then I was in the spirit. John was seeing a vision. John was hearing the voice of Jesus teaching him the revelation of Jesus Christ, but this was in the spirit or the vision. Then look at Rev. 1:10. This is the very same thing! John said here, I was in the Spirit. I heard a trumpet talking to me. When he looked and saw the voice talking to him, he saw the Son of man in the midst of the churches or golden candlesticks. So it is the very same vision as is recorded in Rev. 4. He is seeing that open door, Jesus Christ. It is the REVELATION of Jesus Christ. It is the REVELATION of Jesus. It is all about JESUS. Jesus is that open door. Jesus is the gate into heaven by which we must enter in. Church is NOT that open door. Jesus is that open door.

In Rev. 3:8, he said I have set before you an open door. So what was this open door? It was the door. I am the door. By me ye must enter in or be a thief and robber. I am that open door, said Jesus. I have set before the church an open door. If you will have eternal life you must enter in through this open door. So when and how was this great door opened? What does it mean, OPEN? What was shut? Why has not the paid pastors and evangelists taught us these truths? What have they been paid for? Lies! What has your ‘church�?taught you? Nothing but lies! If not so, then why have you not heard and learned these proven truths? How many of you could have answered this question of the open door in heaven before you read this message? Be honest with yourself. Did you know? If so, I just wonder why I have never heard this taught anywhere by any preacher or church member?

When John baptized Jesus -- Mt 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Mt 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Now there is your answer. When Jesus was baptized in water he also received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost at the same time. The Holy Ghost descended like a dove and lighted and remained upon Jesus. This was the sign God had given to John the Baptist by which he would know the Son of God when he saw this. Now Jesus is the open door. So when this voice came from heaven and announced that this is my beloved Son, this was when and how God opened this door up to the world to know that this is my Son-- this is the one and only DOOR by which you may enter into life--this is the open door I have set before you churches-- you must enter in through this open door--of truth--of grace--of faith.

You cannot enter in through the shut door of law. You cannot find life by the works of the law or the old covenant. You must enter in through this open door of salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ. You must come and be washed clean by the blood of Jesus Christ. You cannot receive cleansing by the blood of the old covenant, the blood of animals! There is no faith by that law. That is a shut up and closed ‘door�? Jesus shut that door. Jesus opened the true door of faith, grace. Grace and TRUTH came by Jesus Christ. There is no other open door anywhere. Yes, God opened this door up to the entire world when HE announced, This is my Son; hear ye him. I am well pleased in this my holy Son. He is the truth. He is the light. He is the life. He is the one and only OPEN DOOR. I have opened him up right here as he obeyed me in water baptism and received the Holy Ghost. This door is now open and all who will may enter in through this open door and find eternal life. If you rebel and refuse, you will go through those gates of hell and perish.

What was characteristic of the people before whom He set this open door? Rev. 3:8--they had not denied His Name, they had kept his word, and they had a little strength. This was their faith in the name of Jesus Christ and the truth of the New Testament. They had left off the works of the dead law and were now living by faith in the only name given among men whereby we must be saved. They had obeyed baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, that open door, for the remission of sins according to the apostles of Jesus.

So is this open door of Rev. 3 any different from that open door in Rev. 4:1? Of course not. It is the very same door. How many doors do you suppose there are? I say unto you by the word of The Lord, that there is only one Door by which we must enter in to have eternal life. That open door is the LORD JESUS CHRIST. There is no other door. All else is the gates to hell.

Mt 25:10 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.

All who ‘buy and sell�?the things of God will not be ready when the marriage comes, and the DOOR will be SHUT to you. He shut that door of law, and at this time he will again shut your open door and you will be lost. So, come now. Come through that open DOOR, the Lord Jesus Christ. Come while this door is open.