9. wall . . . door —the very terms employed as to the Gentile question ( Acts 14:27 ; Ephesians 2:14 ). If she be a wall in Zion, founded on Jesus Christ ( Ephesians 2:14- : ), we will not "withstand God" ( Acts 11:17 ; Acts 15:8-11 ). But if so, we must not "build" ( Acts 15:8-44.15.11- : ) on her "wood, hay, stubble" ( Acts 15:8-44.15.11- : ), that is, Jewish rites, c., but "a palace of silver," that is, all the highest privileges of church communion ( Galatians 2:11-18 Ephesians 2:11-22 ). Image from the splendid turrets "built" on the "walls" of Jerusalem, and flanking the "door," or gateway. The Gentile Church is the "door," the type of catholic accessibleness ( 1 Corinthians 16:9 ); but it must be not a mere thoroughfare but furnished with a wooden framework, so as not merely to admit, but also to safely enclose: cedar is fragrant, beautiful, and enduring. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"
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