![]() ![]() They grant us the access and authority to retrieve those things we need. Those keys give us the privilege, the permission, and the power. We cannot afford to lose them, to stick them in our pockets, and forget about them. If we are committed to Him, He has commissioned us. Whatever needs to be prevented here on earth can be locked in heavenly places. Whatever we have need of here on earth, we can unlock in heavenly places to be poured out on us. Because of the gift of His grace, we can freely enter. Through the shed Blood of Jesus Christ, we have access to the throne room of God. Jesus explained the keys to Peter, “…whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:19). Like a law enforcement officer who wears a badge or a soldier who wears a uniform, those keys represent authority. He said, “…on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). Jesus rewarded him in the same way He rewards all those who are committed: He commissioned Peter. Jesus pressed a little harder: “But who do you say I am?” He had done enough were they convinced? Impetuous Peter passionately blurted out, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Not only was he convinced, but he was committed. Some thought that maybe He was Elijah, perhaps John the Baptist, just a prophet like other prophets. Most are just through talking to people enough times. After enough dialogues you get a quest in faded list of minor prophecies. He asks them this question: “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” In essence, He asked, “What do the curious say about Me?” The disciples tossed out some answers that they had overheard in the chatter surrounding Jesus. I will say that for Hades, you need to finish the main plot - he won't unlock himself until the credits roll. In Matthew 16, Jesus has a heart-to-heart with the twelve disciples. the curse goes up to heaven and the gates of heaven are locked against it. Until the main story has been completed, Hades affinity gauge will be locked at 1 heart. The person who holds the keys has the power to lock and unlock. But in my heart I felt that I should go to do what the Prophet of Allah (). Hades is the god of the Underworld and of the mineral riches of the earth. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. ![]()
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