Jesus the Door Between Two Realms – John 10 (DCLC – July ’87, Part 5)

Well, here on this earth was a great big fence built and a lot of sheep. Who do those sheep belong to? I don’t know, I don’t know who those sheep belong to; they all look just alike. Every one of them looks identical. They’re all kind of white, all kind of dirty. Big sheep, little sheep, bad sheep, silent sheep, little lambs, ewes, female sheep, male sheep. But they’re all inside that thing; the door was closed. He walked up to the doorkeeper, and the cherub moved back and opened that door.

Now, you have to remember that He walked in and said He was the Shepherd coming in, but it’s just as clear. He couldn’t have stated it more clearly. He was also something else. I’m going to hold that for just a minute. He walked in and He said, “I am Jesus. I am Savior.” Some of the sheep looked up and said, “I’ve heard that voice somewhere before. I’ve only been, I’m just a little sheep, I’ve only been here a few weeks, but I’ve heard that voice before.” Now, you consider this, saints. Some of you had a hard time getting saved. Some of you got saved easily. And some of you had to get brow-beaten. But somewhere along your life, your way, a voice that was in some way familiar to you spoke to you. You had heard that voice in eternity past when He chose you. Those little sheep, those little sheep looked up and said, “I’ve heard that voice before. That is a familiar voice.” Other sheep just kept on grazing. They never moved. They didn’t do a thing in this world. They just kept eating. And He cried out again, “I am Jesus. I am Savior. I am the Savior of His people. I am savior.” Some sheep looked up, looked around, and said, “Y’all kind of move back, would you? I want to kind of go over that direction there.” And they kind of gathered around Him. And you know what He did? He pushed them out, says right here, He pushed them out. He pushed them out, and when they reached the door, it was closed, but He walked in; in fact, there was no door there at all. He walked over to a certain place, and He was no longer the Shepherd, but He was the door, and they passed through Him. They passed through Him into the other realm outside, where there was absolute freedom.

Now, some of those sheep had been really neglected by folks who were just using them, but here was one who laid down His life, and He had laid down His life for them. And now, in order to get out of that pen, a huge pen, they passed through Him; that was the only door they had, and they went out into freedom, and they went out into an infinite place, and there He gave them eternal, abundant, non-dimensional spirit Father life. He gave them the life He had. And as surely as the Father had been door to Him and life to Him, now He was door and Shepherd to these people.

And now that’s all I have to say to you, except when you go home, brothers and sisters, there’s a door between two realms. And I, John, looked, and I saw in the heavens a door opened, and I saw a door in the heavenly realms open. And he said, “Jesus, He is that door.” I don’t think he saw a door like this. I really don’t, I really think he saw some spiritual reality there and walked through and saw other realms.

Brothers and sisters, you have a door in heavenly places, for all the riches of the heavenly places have been given unto you in Christ. Last night I gave you a name. Saint, go get in that name. Go get right inside of that name and disappear, and take that name with you when you go home. That name is Jesus. He is a door. In fact, He’s the only real door, and you can go in and you can go out by means of that door, and you can find pasture in either direction as long as you go through that door.

I know where you’ve spent most of your life; I would recommend you spend about five to 10 minutes a day in the other place, and that you go. Ain’t that a big deal? And you go there. You may go there a thousand ways, but I’ll give you the best way to go there, and that’s to go through that door. To get inside of Him who is, get inside that name and go in and out and find pasture. He’s not just a good Shepherd; He’s the best Shepherd, and He is not only the way in and out. He is the door, the only door, and He opened the realms again.

Brothers and sisters, on the day that He was baptized, there was a door open, and the Father’s voice came out of it and said, “This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” Your Lord has pioneered a door, and that door is Him. I’m going to just close with something I think most of you know, but I’m going to repeat it. Jesus said to His very first followers, “Because I said to you, I saw you,” and that was several miles away from where the Lord was standing. “I saw you under the tree. Come follow Me, and I’ll show you a ladder.” On one end of that ladder is earth. On the other end of that ladder is heaven. And angels will go down that ladder to earth, and they will go up that ladder to heaven. I’m going to show you the door. I’m going to show you the earth and I’m going to show you what connects them. And the angels are able to go up and down that ladder through a door and by a ladder.

That ladder that has one end of it buried in this earth has the other end resting on an open door in the heavens. Angels have commerce between the two realms by means of that latter, and He said, “You come follow Me and I’ll show you angels going faster than light up and down me. I have joined heaven and earth.” He is the door that has joined heaven and earth. The door is open. The invitation is to you. When you go home at night, lean back. His name is Jesus. Get inside that name and pass through that door.

Praise the name of Jesus. He’s my rock, He’s my fortress, He is my deliverer; In Him will I pass. Praise the name of Jesus. Precious name. Precious name. Oh, how sweet. Hope of earth and joy of heaven. Take that name with you, child of sorrow, and a woe. That name will do more than comfort and joy give you. Take Him wherever you go, and we’ll meet tomorrow morning. I hope you’ll find some time between now and 9:00 tomorrow morning to get inside that Name and pass through that door in just simple ways. As long as you can remember what we’ve done here this week, you have passage into other realms to watch your Father be a door to His Son, and the fellowship, and the food and the drink of our Lord, and whatever He is to Jesus, Jesus is to you.

Audience: I hope I can do it. I’m 23. It’s really awesome. The Lord is my door, and I will not warrant. I can go in and out of that door, and it makes me lie down in those groove hats. He believes me beside those still waters inside that door, and I could go in and out live them with those still waters. And while I was doing that, I restored my soul because I had gotten away from my soul and got peace to come back and be restored again. They guide me in the path of righteousness and for His name’s sake, for His glory. And here it really gets good. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death down here, I turn around and I look through the door and I see Him, and I behold Him, and I will fear no evil because He is with me. (Gene – that door is following you around) and I see His rod and I see His staff and I see His glory and I see His throne and I will not be afraid and Lord, there’s all kinds of enemies and problems down here but I turn around and I look through the door and I see You preparing a table for me, Lord, in the presence of all my enemies, and I see You anointing my head with oil, and Lord, My cups overflowing all around and I can come in and out. And Lord, I just say that surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me. (Gene – that door has wheels, it will follow you around) It’ll follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of that Lord forever.