Narrow Gate
Definition
The King comes ‘lowly’ (Greek praus) on a donkey, not on a warhorse; divine power is made perfect in humility, and the way to the Kingdom is the narrow gate of humility, love, and self-emptying — the cornerstone of Christian asceticism.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Humility Prautes As Power
Biblical References
- Zechariah 1:7-17 — On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month Shebat, in Darius’ second year, the Lord’s message came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berechiah son of Iddo: I was attentive that night and saw a man seated o
- Zechariah 1:18-21 — (2:1) Once again I looked and this time I saw four horns. So I asked the angelic messenger who spoke with me, “What are these?” He replied, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” Next t
- Zechariah 2:1-13 — *(2:5) I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked, “Where are you going?” He replied, “To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and its length.” At this point the angelic *
- Zechariah 3:1-10 — Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, “May the Lord rebuke you, Satan! May the Lord, who has chosen Jerusale
- Zechariah 3:4 — *The angel spoke up to those standing all around, “Remove his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “I have freely forgiven your iniquity and will dress you in fine clothing.” *
- Zechariah 4:1-14 — The angelic messenger who had been speaking with me then returned and woke me, as a person is wakened from sleep. He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top. Th