We see in these verses that:
- Jesus is the door or the gate.
- His door or gate is the difficult path or the path of resistance.
- His sheep know His voice and will not follow the voice of another.
- The wide door or gate has the least resistance and leads to destruction.
- Watch what most are doing and do the opposite.
John 10:1-9 AMP
“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up from some other place (on the stone wall), that one is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep (the protector and provider). 3 The doorkeeper opens (the gate) for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And (knowing that they listen) he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out (to pasture). 4 When he has brought all his own sheep outside, he walks on ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice and recognize his call. 5 They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about. 7 So Jesus said again, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I am the Door for the sheep (leading to life). 8 All who came before Me (as false messiahs and self-appointed leaders) are thieves and robbers, but the (true) sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the Door; anyone who enters through Me will be saved (and will live forever), and will go in and out (freely), and find pasture (spiritual security).
Matthew 7:13-14 AMP
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad and easy to travel is the path that leads the way to destruction and eternal loss, and there are many who enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow and difficult to travel is the path that leads the way to (everlasting) life, and there are few who find it.