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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78190" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78190" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Κλείς''''' ''' (Strong'S #2807 — Noun [[Feminine]] — kleis — klice ) </div> <p> "a key," is used metaphorically (a) of "the keys of the kingdom of heaven," which the Lord committed to Peter, Matthew 16:19 , by which he would open the door of faith, as he did to [[Jews]] at Pentecost, and to [[Gentiles]] in the person of Cornelius, acting as one commissioned by Christ, through the power of the [[Holy]] Spirit; he had precedence over his fellow disciples, not in authority, but in the matter of time, on the ground of his confession of Christ ( Matthew 18:16 ); equal authority was committed to them ( Matthew 18:18 ); (b) of "the key of knowledge," Luke 11:52 , i.e., knowledge of the revealed will of God, by which men entered into the life that pleases God; this the religious leaders of the Jews had presumptuously "taken away," so that they neither entered in themselves, nor permitted their hearers to do so; (c) of "the keys of death and of Hades," Revelation 1:18 , RV (see HADES), indicative of the authority of the Lord over the bodies and souls of men; (d) of "the key of David," Revelation 3:7 , a reference to Isaiah 22:22 , speaking of the deposition of [[Shebna]] and the investiture of Eliakim, in terms evidently Messianic, the metaphor being that of the right of entrance upon administrative authority; the mention of David is symbolic of complete sovereignty; (e) of "the key of the pit of the abyss," Revelation 9:1; here the symbolism is that of competent authority; the pit represents a shaft or deep entrance into the region (see [[Abyss]] from whence issued smoke, symbolic of blinding delusion; (f) of "the key of the abyss," Revelation 20:1; this is to be distinguished from (e): the symbolism is that of the complete supremacy of God over the region of the lost, in which, by angelic agency, Satan is destined to be confined for a thousand years. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61100" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61100" /> == | ||
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== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197983" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197983" /> == | ||
<p> Isaiah 22:22 (b) By this figure our Lord is describing the right of [[Jesus | <p> Isaiah 22:22 (b) By this figure our Lord is describing the right of [[Jesus Christ]] to rule and to reign. He only can consign men to [[Heaven]] or to hell. He has never delegated this power to another. (See Revelation 1:18). </p> <p> Matthew 16:19 The two keys given to Peter were evidently the two Gospels: one [[Gospel]] for the Jews which included baptism for the remission of sins; the other Gospel for the Gentiles in which salvation is by faith alone. By means of these two Gospel keys, Peter was used of GOD to bring thousands to [[Christ]] </p> <p> Luke 11:52 (b) This key is probably the person of the Lord Jesus Himself for when He is ignored, overlooked, or denied in the Scriptures, then there can be no knowledge of the truth of GOD, nor of the will of GOD. </p> <p> Revelation 1:18 (a) The Lord [[Jesus]] controls the destiny of the soul. He alone can send a man to hell. He alone decides the day of one's death. His will and decision in these matters is described as a key. </p> <p> Revelation 3:7 (a) This represents the right of the Lord JESUS to erect the throne of David again, to sit upon it, and to execute sovereign powers. This right is described as a key. </p> <p> Revelation 9:1 (a) The key in this passage represents the divine right and power given by GOD to the angel to open and close the pit of hell in order that the purposes of GOD might be performed. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80980" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80980" /> == | ||
