Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

traditions handed down for generations. The chalice has a circular base and at the top has a lid that opens and closes. When touring the institute, I observed a small silver ring connected to the top that is used to open and close the cover. The student demonstrating the use of the chalice made two significant points. First, when the selected priest was preparing to enter the holy place, he placed two fistfuls of incense into the chalice. He then took his pinky finger and began striking the silver ring against the top cap, making the sound of a dull bell. He then showed our group a silver tray in which the chalice was set to prevent any of the incense from falling on the floor. When I questioned him as to why the noise was made, he replied, “You never enter a person’s house without knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell. Likewise the priest could not enter God’s house without making a holy noise, letting the Lord know he was coming into His presence.” This was significant when considering that prayers and worship are both words , and your words are the holy noise that tells the Lord you are entering His presence. 5 The second comment concerns the silver tray. Silver is identified as the metal representing redemption (Num. 3:47–49). The incense is holy and must be handled in a proper manner. For example, at the time of the Passover, the blood of the lamb was not placed on the floor of the house but on the top post and two side posts of the