A Door of Utterance
Many instances are given in the Scriptures in which a door is used in this sense. Paul, in writing to the Corinthians, says, “A great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.” Again, in his second letter to the Corinthians, he says, “When I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother.” He also made request of the Colossians on this wise: “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds.”
GSAM 218.1
From these scriptures it appears that openings for the proclamation of the truth are called open doors; and from the words spoken to the Philadelphia church it would seem that at the time this people were called out, men were making strenuous efforts to close the door of utterance against them. As the Philadelphia church passed through the trial, holding fast to his “word” and “name,” the word of the Lord to them was, that he would place before them an open door that no man could shut.
GSAM 218.2
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Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them\u201d","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0418_eng_m_chapter_19_by_their_fruits_ye_shall_know_them_1140_1897.mp3#duration=1750&size=7618767"},{"para_id":"1140.1967","title":"Chapter 20 \u2014 Sacrifices in the Early Work","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0428_eng_m_chapter_20_sacrifices_in_the_early_work_1140_1967.mp3#duration=1550&size=6767450"},{"para_id":"1140.2047","title":"Chapter 21 \u2014 The Guiding Hand in the Work","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0448_eng_m_chapter_21_the_guiding_hand_in_the_work_1140_2047.mp3#duration=3123&size=13454398"},{"para_id":"1140.2185","title":"Chapter 22 \u2014 Organization","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0482_eng_m_chapter_22_organization_1140_2185.mp3#duration=1944&size=8469692"},{"para_id":"1140.2305","title":"Chapter 23 \u2014 Health Institutions","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0519_eng_m_chapter_23_health_institutions_1140_2305.mp3#duration=2482&size=10767173"},{"para_id":"1140.2450","title":"Chapter 24 \u2014 Other Predictions Fulfilled","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0557_eng_m_chapter_24_other_predictions_fulfilled_1140_2450.mp3#duration=1926&size=8368038"},{"para_id":"1140.2559","title":"Chapter 25 \u2014 Educational Institutions","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0588_eng_m_chapter_25_educational_institutions_1140_2559.mp3#duration=1618&size=7076341"},{"para_id":"1140.2647","title":"Chapter 26 \u2014 Our Foreign Missions","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0613_eng_m_chapter_26_our_foreign_missions_1140_2647.mp3#duration=5541&size=23900837"},{"para_id":"1140.2957","title":"Chapter 27 \u2014 Other Testimonies Confirmed","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0707_eng_m_chapter_27_other_testimonies_confirmed_1140_2957.mp3#duration=2725&size=11814726"},{"para_id":"1140.3100","title":"Chapter 28 \u2014 A Door That No Man Can Shut","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0739_eng_m_chapter_28_a_door_that_no_man_can_shut_1140_3100.mp3#duration=1714&size=7442135"},{"para_id":"1140.3182","title":"Appendix A \u2014 Some Individual Experience","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0755_eng_m_appendix_a_some_individual_experience_1140_3182.mp3#duration=5133&size=22148556"},{"para_id":"1140.3188","title":"PREFACE TO APPENDIX A","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0756_eng_m_preface_to_appendix_a_1140_3188.mp3#duration=281&size=1775136"},{"para_id":"1140.3202","title":"PART ONE","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0757_eng_m_part_one_1140_3202.mp3#duration=4832&size=29086712"},{"para_id":"1140.3383","title":"PART TWO","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0780_eng_m_part_two_1140_3383.mp3#duration=5338&size=23077243"},{"para_id":"1140.3584","title":"Apostolic and Advent Experience","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0808_eng_m_apostolic_and_advent_experience_1140_3584.mp3#duration=2053&size=8904729"},{"para_id":"1140.3650","title":"Appendix B \u2014 Summary of Key Dates in Loughborough\u2019s Life Extracted from The Great Second Advent Movement","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0817_eng_m_appendix_b_summary_of_key_dates_in_loughborough_s_life_extracted_from_th_1140_3650.mp3#duration=5338&size=23071916"},{"para_id":"1140.3675","title":"Appendix C \u2014 Some 1992 Observations on the Book\u2014The Great Second Advent Movement","mp3":"\/mp3\/1140\/0818_eng_m_appendix_c_some_1992_observations_on_the_book_the_great_second_adven_1140_3675.mp3#duration=2053&size=8904455"}]