Doorkeeper

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. — read the full passage →

using hospitality one to another without murmuring:

It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch.

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts! — read the full passage →

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

but Peter was standing at the door without. So the other disciple, who was known unto the high priest, went out and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. — read the full passage →

And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entry.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, of those that kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

and with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty and nine.

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.

And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.

And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring forth out of the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven, and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el.

And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold, another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.

who servethat which isa copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses is warnedof Godwhen he is about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern that was showed thee in the mount.

And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of Jehovah, and the most holy things.

This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds;

And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Jehovah, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people:

But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of Jehovah: and the priests that kept the threshold put therein all the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah.

So they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were. — read the full passage →

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:

And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Benjaminweresealed twelve thousand.

who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessedare ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and betheir God:

And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived.

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

to whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. — read the full passage →

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.

And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations:

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth, — read the full passage →

and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the body: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness. — read the full passage →

for there is no respect of persons with God.

Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.

Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.

And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. — read the full passage →

And there shall be no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him; — read the full passage →

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. — read the full passage →