The knocks at the door of His life

English translation: being called on to play the role of Redeemer through pain and suffering

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English term or phrase:	The knocks at the door of His life
Selected answer:	being called on to play the role of Redeemer through pain and suffering
Entered by:	Yvonne Gallagher

08:39 Apr 17, 2019

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / About how to stop worrying

English term or phrase: The knocks at the door of His life

Look to the suffering of Jesus
He suffered like no one else has ever suffered. He had more reasons to be anxious than any of us. All hell was set against Him. The whole course of human history depended on Him. All of His people's salvation rested on His shoulders. One misstep on His part and all would have been lost.
...Jesus was divine [...], but He had a truly human nature, subject to weakness, fatigue, and all afflictions. He had not only a human body but also a human soul. On one occasion, in the garden fo Gethsemane, he was "sore amazed, and... very heavy" (Mark 14:33). He was so sorrowful, so full of anxiety, that blood came out of His pores. ***The knocks on the door of His life*** were infinitely more ominous than what we experience because they carried the weight of the world with them.

What does this expression imply?

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various meanings...

Explanation:
"A knock at the door" can signify various things:

a) simply what it says, someone is knocking on the door and you decide whether to answer the knock by opening the door and see who is there
b) 3 knocks sounded in a theatre signify the curtain is about to rise (or fall), i.e. you are being called upon to go on stage and play your part until the curtain falls, or
c) where "knocks" can mean various types of suffering and hardships to be endured during your life

Here I believe it means all of these. God the Father is knocking on the door calling upon His Son to suffer for humankind and asking Jesus to play the role of Redeemer for us all

See this quotation where Jesus the Redeemer is doing the knocking, waiting to be invited inside, into our lives

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice,
and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and
he with Me. (Rev. 3:20)

https://goodnewsarticles.com/Oct02-1.htm
" ... Knock, knock, knock. And we all know what to do
when we hear that sound: We go to the door to find out who is
there.
According to this passage from Revelation, Jesus Christ is
knocking ...because He wants to be invited in. .. -- to eat with
us. This is symbolic of close fellowship. ...
We talk much about seeking God. But according to this passage,
Jesus is seeking US. He is taking the initiative to come over -- to
right where we are. And He is talking the initiative to knock on our
door. He is not waiting for us to find HIM.
This is not merely a picture of salvation which Jesus is here, in
Revelation, giving us. It is more. It is a picture of the heart of God.
It is His eternal attitude towards, not only unbelievers, but towards
those who do believe. Jesus says that He is continually standing
and continually knocking. He is continually wanting to be invited
into more and more of the "rooms" of our lives.

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There are quite a few examples in scripture of God/Jesus knocking at the door
https://www.openbible.info/topics/knock_at_the_door

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Glad to have helped

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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 00:34

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various meanings...

Yvonne Gallagher

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Hardships/sufferings

Sina Salehi

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peer agreement (net): +3

the knocks at the door of his life Hardships/sufferings

Explanation:
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It could mean the warnings too. Usually in religious thinking every pain or suffering is a warning/ or even a blessing or gift from God. You may also think of it as an opportunity for getting nearer to God in religious thinking. Those who suffer more pain, in religious thinking, can shape stronger bonds with their God.

Sina Salehi
Germany
Local time: 01:34
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Persian (Farsi)

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

the knocks at the door of his life

various meanings...

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 00:34
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English
PRO pts in category: 108

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Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

AllegroTrans: Generally yes, but in asker's text I think this is about pain and hardship

1 hr

-> Thanks but imo have to include the fact Christ is being called on to play the role of Redeemer by God the Father (through pain and suffering)

agree

B D Finch: I think there is a subtle difference between "knocks on the door" and "knocks at the door". The Asker needs to be more careful with her prepositions! God the Father knocking on the door to recall Jesus from his life on earth?

1 hr

-> Thanks! Yes indeed, "knock at", implies more of a calling upon someone to do something, here to suffer/die/resurrect and be the Redeemer for humankind

agree

Tina Vonhof (X): and with BD Finch.

5 hrs

-> Many thanks:-)

agree

JohnMcDove: /../You're welcome. In revisiting this question, I am particularly agreeing with the idea of "a calling upon someone to do something", but more from the "people" asking Jesus to perform His miracles, than from God the Father, here.

17 hrs

-> Many thanks:-)//Yes John, "the weight of the world" offers that interpretation it's true, BUT this is the Garden of Getsemene, where Jesus prays: "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass Me by. Nevertheless, let it be as You, not I, would have it"

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