Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
The gates
The shadow
Bible References
The gates
Psalm 9:13
when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!
Psalm 107:18
They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.
Psalm 116:3
The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
The shadow
Job 3:5
Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!
Job 12:22
He reveals the deep things of darkness, and brings deep shadows into the light.
Psalm 23:4
Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.
Psalm 107:10
They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,
Amos 5:8
(But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth's surface. The Lord is his name!
Matthew 4:16
the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned."