Key
A symbol of authority and access in Scripture. Jesus told Peter, 'I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven' (Matthew 16:19). Revelation 1:18 records Jesus declaring, 'I hold the keys of death and Hades.' Revelation 3:7 describes Christ holding 'the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.' Isaiah 22:22 originally prophesied this key being placed on Eliakim's shoulder. Luke 11:52 records Jesus' rebuke: 'You have taken away the key to knowledge.' Keys represent the authority to grant or deny access — ultimately wielded by Christ alone.
Verses about Key
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שופטים 3:25
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behol…
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ישעיהו 22:22
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
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מתי 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou s…
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לוקס 11:52
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
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התגלות 1:18
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
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התגלות 3:7
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that op…
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התגלות 9:1
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
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התגלות 20:1
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.