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Of course it is written in a way that shows the audience would understand the meaning of the KEYS with out any explanation. It is also made clear that ONLY PETER received the KEYS.
That's right. Only Peter received the keys (whatever is meant by the imagery). Not to Linus, Clement, or anyone else.
It is equaly clear that Peter was not the binder & looser of Paul regarding circumsicion & dinner guest preferences.
Rather, Paul seems to have bound the only one given the keys, in this respect.
Perhaps giving the keys to the guy who sank in the water, denied Christ thrice, and romanced the judaizers, was a way of emphasizing the need for keeping only Christ as the head of His Body.
Perhaps the unity Jesus desired & the authority He wielded was spiritual, not institutional.
Needs to be repeated. LOL. For there is only one head of the Church of God and that is Christ.It is equaly clear that Peter was not the binder & looser of Paul regarding circumsicion & dinner guest preferences.
Rather, Paul seems to have bound the only one given the keys, in this respect.
Perhaps giving the keys to the guy who sank in the water, denied Christ thrice, and romanced the judaizers, was a way of emphasizing the need for keeping only Christ as the head of His Body.
Perhaps the unity Jesus desired & the authority He wielded was spiritual, not institutional.
Needs to be repeated. LOL. For there is only one head of the Church of God and that is Christ.
What are the keys to you and what are they for?
Look at the Gospel of Matthew...
Matthew was written to the Jewish who were learned in the Old Testament. The Gospel also concentrates on Jesus being the Son of David from prophecy. The Gospel starts out giving Jesus' family connection to the House of David.
Because there is so much emphasis on the House of David when we read that Peter receives the Keys we should automatically see the reference to Isaias 22. If you do not that is fine but for the Jews it would require no explanation.
Matthew 16:19. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
Isaias 22:22. And I will lay the key of the house of David upon his shoulder: and he shall open, and none shall shut: and he shall shut, and none shall open.
You should see the close connection in wording and how they both reflect each other. As we know Jesus came to fulfill and bring truth to the Old Testament.
The Key of the House of David is one of dynastic value. When one was no longer the holder of the Key another would take over the holding of the Key.
The Key gave the holder the powers of the King in the King's absense.
To go further...
The holder of the Key was a minister of the kingdom until he received the Key. Only one man can have the Key and that man is above the other ministers and thus the Prime Minister. As the prime minister he will still have the power to bind and loose as a minister. But unlike a minister he can loose what was binded by a minister and bind what was loosed by a minister because he holds the Key and can act as the King in such matters.
Sorry don't gel to me. For these are two different keys. The Key of David was Jesus rite to rule. The Keys to the Kingdom of God is preaching the Gospel so that all men can believe. We also have Keys in Revelation that Jesus has. To death and HadesMatthew 16:19. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
Isaias 22:22. And I will lay the key of the house of David upon his shoulder: and he shall open, and none shall shut: and he shall shut, and none shall open
Look at the Gospel of Matthew...
Matthew was written to the Jewish who were learned in the Old Testament. The Gospel also concentrates on Jesus being the Son of David from prophecy. The Gospel starts out giving Jesus' family connection to the House of David.
Because there is so much emphasis on the House of David when we read that Peter receives the Keys we should automatically see the reference to Isaias 22.
Sorry don't gel to me. For these are two different keys. The Key of David was Jesus rite to rule. The Keys to the Kingdom of God is preaching the Gospel so that all men can believe. We also have Keys in Revelation that Jesus has. To death and Hades
This theory was fashioned centuries later to try to harmonize the Papacy's claims with the Scriptures. All that the NT says of the keys relates to Peter, not that he was expected to "regift" them.
Nor is there any evidence whatsoever that he thought he could do so, either.
Nor is the line of David theory the necessary interpretation of the keys. For one thing, that political line had been interrupted, while you are thinking that the Papal reinvention of it could not be. Keys open things, and Peter was given the role of opening the Gospel to the wider world, which we know he did at Pentecost.
Most telling of all, no bishop of Rome claimed any of that supposed power you are advocating for approximately 400 years. If any of the bishops of Rome before this had thought of themselves as you do, one at least of them would have said something to that effect, don't you think?
The Key in Isaias 22 is not the same Key of the KEYS in Matthew 16:19. It is a reference to what the Keys mean.
You may have misunderstood what several of us were explaining. Keys, like doors, gates, and other artifacts that open or close, admit or hold back, are used often in scripture to represent various human activities. To say that the word must have anything to do with the Papacy or Apostolic Succession is just one theory, and more than that, it is one that didn't arise until much later when some explanation for the Papal pretensions was needed.
Theory???
This is how the Jews understand the Key in Isaias.
It is not a theory.
lTo understand this then you will have to visit some Jewish writings from before Christ I think.
Early Church Fathers made special mention of the Keys being to Peter only and for a reason.
Much of what people contest today as 'theory' was simple truths back around the 1st and 2nd century.
I think you are missing my point...
It is not a theory. The Key in Isaias 22 has a particular meaning which is more than aluded to in Matthew 16.
Here's the point. YOU say that it is alluded to. That is your interpretation (agreed to by others, of course, and depending upon denomination. We understand all that).
But there is nothing specific in Matthew 16 that supports that theory. You have to "read into" Matthew to say what you have.
Uh and how do you suppose that?The Key in Isaias 22 is not the same Key of the KEYS in Matthew 16:19. It is a reference to what the Keys mean.
Uh and how do you suppose that?
It is that child like faith coming out in me.I am sorry but this reminds me of my 7 year old son that asks why after every answer I give.
If you read my previous posts there is ample explanation. Please refer there. If you have a more specific question then I will try to answer with some more details.
Peace,
Jack
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