A gate inscribed on a tombstone symbolizes the passageway from this life to the next. The passageway from one realm to another. The gate is open and the path leads to heaven.
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Gate symbol, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Ohio
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Gate symbol, Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert, Ohio.
A guiding star may lead the way.
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Gate symbol, Ridge Slater Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio
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Gate symbol, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio
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Gate symbol, Catholic Cemetery, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio
Sometimes the open gate shows the way to the Heavenly City in the clouds.
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Greenbriar Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio
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Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert, Ohio
There are not many gates at cemetery entrances anymore, but they were common at one time.
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Old iron fence & gate, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio
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Gate, Harmony Mennonite Cemetery, Harmony, PA