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Phosphorus, Lucifer, the Morning Star

2006-06-14 05:24:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Isaiah 22:22

"The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder: so he shall open, and no one shall shut; and he shall shut, and no one shall open."



Much speculation has come from this passage.Ill briefly examine it using the Bible as its own commentary and see what Isaiah saw.



The key

A key is something that is used to allow entrance; it can also be used to deny entrance. If a father gives his son a key to his house, then he has granted him free access to come in and go out. Our literal understanding of a key helps us to understand this key in Isaiah. Such represents power and authority of various kinds.

The house of David

The house of David refers back to 2 Samuel 7:11-17 where God promises David that He would build David a house (v. 11). This “house” was not of stone and brick, but was a royal dynasty of kingly descendants. Previously, David wanted to build Jehovah a literal house or temple, but God refused his desire saying that his son would build a house for the Lord’s name (vv. 1-13). Solomon immediately fulfilled this promise by building a glorious temple of gold, but Jesus ultimately fulfilled it in building the church which is called the “house of God” in 1 Timothy 3:15. It is also called a “temple” and “dwelling place of God” in Ephesians 2:21-22. “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. . .” (Ps. 127:1). To our shame, men who were not content with God’s design, have authored and designed all kinds of churches, but the Lord only built and recognizes one today (Eph. 4:4; 1:22, 23). This church operates within the authority of the New Testament. Jesus is also the fulfillment of God building David an enduring house:

“He [Jesus, sjw] will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end” (Lk. 1:32, 33; cf. v. 27).

Jesus-The Key Holder

"These things says He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens." (Rev. 3:7)



Jesus is not only the key to understanding the fulfillment of Old Testament passages like those in this article, but he is also the key to life and godliness. By having the key of David, Jesus has all authority (cf. Matt. 28:18). Jacob observed after his vision of a ladder extending between heaven and earth that,

"This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!" (Gen. 28:17).

Yet, in the New Testament we see that Jesus is the ladder; He connects earth to heaven and He alone has the key to open that heavenly gate for those who obey Him (Jn. 1:51; Heb. 5:9). This a narrow gate to life(cf. Matt. 7:13), is not found in any other person; therefore, have you been baptized into Christ (Jn. 14:6; Gal. 3:26, 27)? Recall, “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved. . .” (Jn. 10:9)?

2006-06-14 12:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Jesus....God....Holy Ghost....Three in One

btw...

what are these questions leading too, anyway?

2006-06-14 12:54:11 · answer #3 · answered by "Marian" the Librarian 4 · 0 0

http://www.keyofdavid.com/

2006-06-14 12:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 0 0

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