In this Scripture God is speaking to Job.
HE speaks astounding things when HE speaks to Job out of the storm.
In this verse, HE specifically mentions about two types of Death Gates.
So as per this Scripture, there two kinds of '' gates'' that a person may pass through once he
leaves his body.
Let us understand the revelation, as the Spirit of God helps us.
So, the two kinds of gates pertaining to death are:
1. Shadow of Death gates
2. Death gates
''Shadow of Death'' gates:
''John 11 : 43 - 44 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, ''Lazarus, come out !'' The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, ''Take off the grave clothes and let him go.'' ''
We can now clearly discern that many of our fellow brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep and coming back to life, are those who are being taken through the ''Shadow of Death'' gates - And this is only for the glory of God!
The mercies of our God are indeed astounding and great!
The grace of our Father has provided a way out for His children, even in death!
All Glory and Honor, Power and Praise be unto Him forever, and ever....Amen !
'' Romans 9 : 15-16
For he says to Moses, ''I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.''
It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. ''
God Bless You.
''Shadow of Death'' gates:
Now, what is a shadow ? - A shadow is a reflection of the shape of the original.
Right?
The shadow of an animal, reflects as a shape of an animal...
The shadow of a human, reflects as a shape of a human...
The shadow of a tree reflects as a shape of a tree..
Similarly, the shadow of death, reflects as a shape of death...
Now, those people, who God chooses to glorify Himself, by raising them back to life after their spirit departs from them, are those who will be taken through the ''Shadow of Death'' gates.
Outwardly it looks like death, and the person seems dead - but this person is actually being taken only through the ''Shadow of Death'' gates .... to accomplish God's purpose.
This is for the Glory of God.
Right?
The shadow of an animal, reflects as a shape of an animal...
The shadow of a human, reflects as a shape of a human...
The shadow of a tree reflects as a shape of a tree..
Similarly, the shadow of death, reflects as a shape of death...
Now, those people, who God chooses to glorify Himself, by raising them back to life after their spirit departs from them, are those who will be taken through the ''Shadow of Death'' gates.
Outwardly it looks like death, and the person seems dead - but this person is actually being taken only through the ''Shadow of Death'' gates .... to accomplish God's purpose.
This is for the Glory of God.
All the testimonies that we hear about those who are coming back to life, risen by the power of God, to glorify God's name , are those who have been taken through the '' Shadow of Death '' gates, and not the Death gates.
Some of them ( from the testimonies I have heard ), who have fallen away in unrighteousness, after being saved, are given an encounter with God during this process. When the spirit departs from the body, the spirit speaks with God, takes the instruction from God, according to God's plans and purposes, and then the spirit will be sent back into the person's body.
And thus the person is given another chance to live for the glory of God.
How great is His mercy!
Some of them ( from the testimonies I have heard ), who have fallen away in unrighteousness, after being saved, are given an encounter with God during this process. When the spirit departs from the body, the spirit speaks with God, takes the instruction from God, according to God's plans and purposes, and then the spirit will be sent back into the person's body.
And thus the person is given another chance to live for the glory of God.
How great is His mercy!
Now, with this revelation, if we meditate on the Scripture about Lazarus whom Jesus rose from the dead, it gives us more clear and deeper understanding :
''John 11 :4 - 6 When he heard this, Jesus said, '' This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorifed through it.'' Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.Then he said to his disciples, ''Let us go back to Judea.'' ''
'' John 11: 11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, ''Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.'' ''
Jesus in this portion of Scriptures declared that this sickness will NOT end in death and that this is for the glory of God.. ( = so, this means Lazarus will not go through Death gates )
And in the later verse Jesus again says Lazarus is fallen asleep and is dead.
So, Jesus can't be contradicting his own words. Yes?
This affirms us that, Father, in order to glorify the Son, has taken Lazarus through the ''Shadow of Death'' gates and not Death gates, because this was for the glory of God and to glorify the Son.
And outwardly, on Lazarus, it reflected as a shape of death - therefore it looked like death.
''John 11 :4 - 6 When he heard this, Jesus said, '' This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorifed through it.'' Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.Then he said to his disciples, ''Let us go back to Judea.'' ''
'' John 11: 11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, ''Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.'' ''
Jesus in this portion of Scriptures declared that this sickness will NOT end in death and that this is for the glory of God.. ( = so, this means Lazarus will not go through Death gates )
And in the later verse Jesus again says Lazarus is fallen asleep and is dead.
So, Jesus can't be contradicting his own words. Yes?
This affirms us that, Father, in order to glorify the Son, has taken Lazarus through the ''Shadow of Death'' gates and not Death gates, because this was for the glory of God and to glorify the Son.
And outwardly, on Lazarus, it reflected as a shape of death - therefore it looked like death.
'' John 11 : 39 - 42 '' Take away the stone, '' he said. '' But Lord,'' said Martha, the sister of the dead man, ''by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.'' Then Jesus said, ''Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?''
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, '' Father, I thank you that you have heard me.I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me. ''
'' Shadow of Death, '' which is the reflection of death, but not death in real sense, was laid on Lazarus, in order to glorify the Son.
For nothing is impossible with God ( Luke 1: 37 ).
Though the body of Lazarus was already four days in the tomb, the moment the Son of God called him out, Lazarus walked out:
'' Shadow of Death, '' which is the reflection of death, but not death in real sense, was laid on Lazarus, in order to glorify the Son.
For nothing is impossible with God ( Luke 1: 37 ).
Though the body of Lazarus was already four days in the tomb, the moment the Son of God called him out, Lazarus walked out:
''John 11 : 43 - 44 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, ''Lazarus, come out !'' The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, ''Take off the grave clothes and let him go.'' ''
From these Scriptures, where we see Jesus declaring that Lazarus' sickness will not end in death, and Jesus thanking Father for hearing him, we can clearly understand the revelation on the ''Shadow of Death Gates.''
We can now clearly discern that many of our fellow brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep and coming back to life, are those who are being taken through the ''Shadow of Death'' gates - And this is only for the glory of God!
The mercies of our God are indeed astounding and great!
The grace of our Father has provided a way out for His children, even in death!
All Glory and Honor, Power and Praise be unto Him forever, and ever....Amen !
'' Romans 9 : 15-16
For he says to Moses, ''I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.''
It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. ''
God Bless You.
