One Way

Some people like making a grand entrance.  I've heard its okay to be "fashionably late,"  such an entrance does not excite me!  Slipping in unnoticed works just fine for me!

The city of Jerusalem boasts seven gates: the Lion's Gate -- named for the carved lions on its face, is also known as Stephen's Gate because of it's nearness to the stoning of Stephen in Acts 7; Damascus Gate -- ornately fashioned after Ottoman architecture; Zion Gate -- marred from two modern-day wars; Dung Gate -- expanded by the British to allow traffic and access to the Wailing Wall; Herod's Gate -- fell to Crusader conquests; Jaffa or Western Gate -- leads to port town of Jaffa (Tel Aviv), and has remains of a tower built by Herod the Great to protect his fortress; and, finally, the Golden Gate – the only closed gate, located on the east side of the Temple facing the Mount of Olives.  The Golden Gate is often referred to as the Beautiful Gate because of its massive structure covered with plates of Corinthian brass.  Seven unique and historically rich gates leading to the Holy City yet Scripture defines only One Gate leading to salvation of man’s soul: Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." (John 14:6)  Jesus Christ, Son of God – One Way … oh, what a Grand Entrance!