Hell trundles up its van and opens its doors up in our face, it sometimes seems.
The actual biblical metaphor would be more like the conquest of a city. The worst gates of hell in that regard are not even what other people bring to us, but in our own hearts. The devil has got us to commit treason against ourselves, on a spiritual level.
Lord, we are starting to sound like Beck!
Gotta try to get some sleep before dawn.