2007-03-15 09:47:08 · 6 answers · asked by Javance 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus told the Jewish religious leaders versed in the Mosaic Law: “Alas for you lawyers who have taken away the key of knowledge! You have not gone in yourselves, and have prevented others going in who wanted to.” (Luke 11:52, JB) ‘Prevented others from going in’ where? Jesus tells us at Matthew 23:13: “Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who shut up the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces, neither going in yourselves nor allowing others to go in who want to.” (JB) The Jewish clergy closed the door on many, as it were, by robbing them of the opportunity to be with Jesus Christ in heaven. The “key” those religious leaders had “taken away” had nothing to do with the forgiveness of sins. It was the key to divinely provided knowledge.
2007-03-15 10:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The key of knowledge is a correct interpretation of the Holy Scriptures.
Lawyers we making false interpretations of the Holy Scriptures and thereby preventing the people from knowing the truth about the Christ (the messiah).
Verse 52
Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge; ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindred.
This is Woe 3. "The key of knowledge ..." taken away by the false interpretations of the lawyers was "the true knowledge of the Messiah, which is the key of both the present and the future kingdom of heaven; the kingdom of grace and of glory." F54 The same meaning, although expressed differently, was seen by Childers: "The key which unlocks the door of the kingdom of God is the Scriptures." F55 It should not fail to be noted that Satan still has his multitudes of "interpreters" who are neither entering the kingdom nor permitting others to enter.
2007-03-15 17:21:49 · answer #2 · answered by deacon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last of this generation is close to it's end, the prophecy of the unclean spirit is at hand. It will just continue to get worse, but you can save yourself, if you believe in Jesus. To believe in Jesus you must do all that he Commanded. Do not follow any other books except the 4 Gospels.
The lawyers do lie, as do the scribes, the preachers and the churches. They all love money and they worship money, money is the beast. do not be decieved.
2007-03-15 17:30:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The key to understanding what the LAW was all about. They replaced the Law with their tradition enslaving all who would follow them to a lie... Jim
2007-03-15 17:10:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
David is the key, and bright morning star.
2007-03-15 16:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The key of knowledge is knowing that you know Nutin." So-Crates.
2007-03-15 16:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋