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Keys in the Bible: Matthew 16:19
After Peter's confession that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus promises the "keys of the kingdom of heaven" to Peter.
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what did Jesus mean when He said he would give peter the keys to the kingdom
what did Jesus mean when he told Peter he would give him the keys to the kingdom
“Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven” differs from the “Keys of Heaven†that only Jesus holds. (Rev. 1:18). The “Key” is simply our faith that turns the tumblers to the lock of His door, locked because of our sin. He is the One who opens the door for us (Matt. 18:18; Acts 2; 8:14-25; 10; 14:27; Eph. 3:5).
In ancient cultures, the person who had the keys was the most powerful, or the leader of the servants (Mark 13:32-34). In the OT, a high official held symbolic keys to God’s Temple (Isa. 22:20-22). A key represented the authority to choose who would enter.
Binding and loosing were court terms, referring to what was both prohibited and permitted by the Law of Moses, and/or civil law (Matt. 18:18).
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