THE GATES OF HELL WILL NOT PREVAIL

Introduction


Arguably one of the most misunderstood topics of discussion in the body of Christ is The Gates of Hell. Many questions are asked presumptuously about gates, such as what they are, where they are and how do we keep them closed? Just the topic alone intrigues and draws students of the word of God as well as psychiatrists, scientists, other religions, and non-believers. Gates raise eyebrows for a generation with inquisitive natures fascinated by mysteries, secrets, and hidden knowledge. The unknown has always been the vehicle that drives us into exploring our aspirations.
Knowledge is life and light, and it is light that elicits all walks of life. Animals and bugs are drawn to light. Light gives life to our vegetation by way of something we scientifically know as photosynthesis. We are truly no different than plants since our true-life source is contributed to light. We, as consumers of energy, have learned to harness the power of sunlight with solar panel technology to benefit us economically and socially. This technology is new to our generations. However, this technology we use today is antiquated. God started creation with light. In Genesis chapter one and in verse three God allowed us to see for the first time that his resolution to darkness was himself.
King James Version
Genesis 1
3 “And God said, Let there be light: And there was light.”
Light personifies the embodiment of his nature, there is no star in our stratosphere that can emulate him. The sun with all its radiance cannot be compared to His brilliance. In the King James version of the Bible,
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John 1
5 The light shines in darkness and the darkness comprehends it not.
Darkness desired to be a dictator, but Jesus (light) became the dichotomy that dispelled darkness. He made up the difference so we would not be distanced from him. Jesus is light, our sunlight is an expression of him, and Jesus give us, the nutrients that continue to nurture us spiritually, emotionally, and physically.
Interestingly, I understand why God opened the first Gate that hell could not prevail against; the first gate was light. Why did he say let there be light? Nothing in the heavens or in the earth travels faster than light. Light is not the totality of Jesus’ being, it is only a dimension of his being. He gave light a responsibility before time ever began. In the book of Psalms in chapter twenty-seven and verse one God allowed us to become spiritual geologists. He revealed his landscaped redemptive plan through the sacred scriptures we read and study today. The writer captivated our attention with his revelation and understanding of the essences of light.
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Psalms 27
1 He said the Lord is my light and my salvation.
God revealed his supremacy as Lord through light; light became the saving agent that brought us freedom, liberty, and preservation. Without a pure light source, we will cease to exist. Why? We do not have the essentials for growth without light. Plants understand the importance of light. While the attributes of water and soil are extremely important, they are not the main source; the most significant source for a plant’s strength and growth is their dependency on the nutrients that is released through sunlight. Photosynthesis demonstrates the processes of a plant’s life, as it assimilates and use of light. I genuinely believe with all our prestigious colleges and scientific facilities, scholastically, we are still students and plants are the scholars.
Plants are extraordinary specimens. Have you ever considered how a seed is programmed? Where the seed understands that it only have one true purpose, to produce after its own kind when it is planted. The seed know the significances of its own life, and learn how to co-habitat with the soil and the sun. It truly appear that seeds understand how important relationships are. How does a plant know when to spring forth? Who taught the tree to continually produce fruit in its season? Creation understands its creator. Plants do not have a way of verbalizing their concerns to us in English, but they have a language, and we need an interpreter to comprehend their language. If sunrays from the sun enter a windowpane and a plant happen to be on the other side of the room, that plant will alter its position in the room to turn where the light entering into the room. Plants not only appear to acknowledge light (Jesus), but they also appear to reverence God by the way they posture themselves in the light. The life of a plant was so significant that Jesus taught his disciples the truth about trusting God through the life of a Lillie. In the book of Matthew, it states in,
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Matthew 28
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not [a]arrayed like one of these.”
Surely plants understand and know how to relax and bask in the presence of light (Jesus). Plant’s respect and revere light because they spend a season in darkness. A seed dies in darkness only to resurrect in light in a matured state.
The King James Version
Mark 4
27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.