"Write to the angel of the Church of Philadelphia: Thus saith the Holy One, the True, the one who has the key of David, who opens and no one close, who closes and no one shall open. .. "
Apocalypse 3.7
The Lord is in this letter to the church in Philadelphia, describe itself as "one who has the key." To do this, it will refer to Scripture and more specifically to the writings of the prophet Isaiah:
"I will put on his shoulder the key to the house of David: When it opens, no one can shut, When he close, no one shall open. " Isaiah 22.22
The key, to which Isaiah refers must be worn on the shoulder, she is this piece of wood that allowed either to the city gates to be securely closed, either by removing it, to be wide open. What a beautiful picture we are offered here, of our Lord who was on his shoulder the cross of her ordeal, the same cross that has become the key to our Hi, Hi Key of humanity.
the same way that we could not accede to the presence of King Hezekiah (in the context of Isaiah 22) than through his servant Eliakim, the same way, access to glorious presence of God can not be done except through Jesus Christ man through the cross that opens heaven to sinners, which releases the Grace of God on every soul who repents:
"And he said: Verily, verily, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man. " John 1:51
But it is also, in the phrase " one who has the key " the Lord's will encourage the church in Philadelphia, which represents all churches that are struggling to remain faithful to Christ, his Word, rejecting all forms of compromise with the present century, all forms of associations, alliances "politicians" against nature, ecumenism disgusting, all pseudo-human methods or strategies intended to bring God to bless the church.
These faithful churches are those which, ultimately, refused to abandon the Cross, to leave the key.
Yes, the Lord is the one who always the key, it still has the authority to save and soon to judge, but for now he is the one who reminds the churches (often modest) faithful it He and he alone who fulfill all the promises He has given us in his time and according to his will!
Cross is still standing! It remains the key all the victories, all the greetings of all healing, all rescues, all the blessings.
"You were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
it has canceled the written orders which we condemn and which remained against us, and he was removed by nailing to the cross;
he stripped the principalities and powers, and delivered them publicly, triumphing over them by the cross. "
it has canceled the written orders which we condemn and which remained against us, and he was removed by nailing to the cross;
he stripped the principalities and powers, and delivered them publicly, triumphing over them by the cross. "
Colossians 2.13-15
C. Guizard
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