“To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: ‘He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one can shut, and He who shuts no one opens, says these things. I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut, that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny My name -Revelation 3:7-8
In Him, we have the authority to apply the Key of David.
As heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17, we have…
- Authority over all powers of the enemy. Luke 9:1 says, “He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.”
- Been seated with Him in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 2:5-6 tells us, “Even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Messiah (by grace you have been saved and raised us up with Him, and made us to sit with Him in the heavenly places in Messiah Yeshua.”
- God’s Armor to protect us in the battle. Ephesians 6:10-18 that, “Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand the evil day, and having done all to stand.” This goes on to talk about the “Armor of God” we should put on every day.
- Covenant rights and responsibility to call heaven to earth. Matthew 6:10 says, “Let your Kingdom come, let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
All of this and more are given to us because of Jesus. It is up to us to exercise the authority given to us, to take up the “Key of David,” and unlock our kingdom destinies, and to open and close the doors God tells us to.
Jesus is the rightful heir to David’s throne and is entrusted with divine authority over God’s kingdom. But who are Jesus’s co-heirs
Open doors represent opportunities, salvation, fellowship with God, and kingdom mission work. Jesus opens doors that no human or spiritual force can close.
Shut doors represent finality in judgment or closed opportunities, both in spiritual and physical, relating to accessing the throne of God or partaking in His promises.
The key of David, speaks of Jesus‘s sovereign control over salvation. He alone brings people into God‘s kingdom and saves them. No one can overrule His decisions. He does not lie or change His mind, yet He is gracious, merciful, and patient.
There will be no into Jesus’s rain over the kingdom. In Luke 1:33 Jesus said to Peter, “On the rock I will build my church, and hell will not prevail against it. 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.” (Matthew 16:18-19).
The keys to the kingdom of heaven are divine authority to govern the church on earth. This key is connected to binding and loose a familiar Jewish law expression referring to the authority to make legal decisions, declaring what is permitted or forbidden, according to God’s will.
It is our call and responsibility to discern God‘s will, and enforce it against the power of the enemy.
May we, “the bride of Jesus (Yeshua) to exercise our authority wisely as we align with Him in the last days.
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