The Gates of Heaven are Open. The Time to Enter is Now
I. The Open Gates of Heaven and the Final Invitation
The Spirit of the Lord is sounding a final invitation, echoing the call found in Revelation:
"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." (Revelation 22:17, KJV)
We are in the last hour. Heaven’s gates are open wide, not just to enter but to commune with the Living God. This is not a time for religious formalism but divine intimacy, as it was in the Garden of Eden. The cry is not just for salvation but restoration, to walk again with God in the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8).
This invitation is for those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matthew 5:6), who long to return to the presence from which man fell. The Church must now awaken to this call or be shaken out of complacency.
II. The Authority of Christ and the Scroll of Destiny
We are reminded of the Lamb’s unique worthiness:
"And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book... sealed with seven seals... And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book... And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda... hath prevailed to open the book." (Revelation 5:1-5, KJV)
Jesus Christ has authority over heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18). Through His death and resurrection, He alone holds the scrolls that unleash the final judgments and usher in the Kingdom.
His victory over death, hell, and the grave (Revelation 1:18) is personal. It makes a way for us to be restored to the Father. The voice of the Spirit urges us back, not to Eden’s geography, but Eden’s intimacy. The same God who once walked with man desires to walk again with His Bride.
III. The Pure Waters and the Deep Call to Righteousness
As the Bride steps deeper into her preparation, she is being called into deeper waters. Ezekiel foresaw this journey:
"Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen... waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over." (Ezekiel 47:5, KJV)
We are being invited into places where our feet no longer touch, total surrender, total trust. It is here we are refined.
"But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream." (Amos 5:24, KJV)
This righteousness is not earned but imparted by Christ who became sin for us:
"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." (2 Corinthians 5:21, KJV)
Those who hunger for this will find wisdom:
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God... and it shall be given him." (James 1:5, KJV)
IV. The Restoration of Dominion and the Keys of David
The Bride is being reawakened to the dominion that was given and then lost:
"And God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply... and have dominion..." (Genesis 1:28, KJV)
Now, Christ says:
"And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven." (Matthew 16:19, KJV)
This is the authority of the Key of David:
"He that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth..." (Revelation 3:7, KJV)
We are not to cower but to conquer through Christ. The Bride must not shrink from her past, nor deny the process by which she was rescued. It is precisely through the pain that the gold is purified:
"But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold." (Job 23:10, KJV)
V. The Shaking of the House and the Anointing of the Doorposts
Judgment begins in the house of God:
"For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God..." (1 Peter 4:17, KJV)
This shaking is not punitive, it is purifying. The call to anoint the doorposts echoes Exodus:
"And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood... and strike the lintel and the two side posts... and when he seeth the blood... the LORD will pass over the door." (Exodus 12:22-23, KJV)
The spiritual application is unmistakable. Only those sealed by the Lamb’s blood will be hidden in the day of shaking. God’s remnant will dine at His table even in the presence of their enemies (Psalm 23:5).
VI. The Counterfeit of Fear and the Shelter of the Rock
Fear is the counterfeit of faith. The enemy uses fear to paralyze and deceive, but God has not given us that spirit:
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7, KJV)
Our protection is found in intimacy, not escape. We are hidden in the Rock:
"For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion... he shall set me up upon a rock." (Psalm 27:5, KJV)
And again:
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." (Psalm 91:1, KJV)
VII. The Final Birth Pains and the Revelation of Glory
To the world, it will look like devastation. But to the Bride, these are labor pains:
"For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now." (Romans 8:22, KJV)
And just as Jesus prophesied:
"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." (Matthew 24:37, KJV)
We are not to imagine what is coming, we are to believe:
"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard... the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." (1 Corinthians 2:9, KJV)
VIII. Call to Repentance and Gospel Invitation
All have sinned.
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23, KJV)
Sin brings death.
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23, KJV)
Jesus paid the price.
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8, KJV)
Confess and believe.
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9, KJV)
Conclusion:
Heaven’s gates are open. The Spirit and the Bride still say, Come. But soon, those gates will close, and the Bridegroom will shut the door. The time to enter in is now. God is not only calling us to readiness, but to rulership with Him in heavenly places. Let the Bride make herself ready. For the shaking has begun, but so has the unveiling of glory.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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