On the testimony that Jesus is the Christ, den levande Gudens Son, Jesus builds His Church. As long as the Church of Christ stays in Him, the gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church. I Matteus 16:19, Jesus promised to give the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Därför, the Church possesses the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. But what do the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven mean and represent according to the Bible? What are the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven?
What do keys represent?
Keys represent access and authority. When you buy a house and receive the keys, you become the owner of the house. The keys give you access to your house and show that you are the owner. dock, the keys also bring a responsibility.
If you are not careful with your keys and lose your keys or if you don’t use the keys the right way, you cannot enter your house or something bad can happen to your house.
The keys give access to the Kingdom of Heaven
And I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 16:19)
The same principle applies to the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Genom återbildning, du blir en son till Gud (detta gäller både män och kvinnor) and belong to the Body of Christ. You’ve been transferred from the kingdom of darkness (Världen) in i Guds rike. Även om du lever i den här världen, you don’t belong to this world and the ruler of this world anymore. You belong to Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of Heaven. Genom den nya födelsen, you decided to follow, lyda, and serve Jesus Christ.
Som en Guds son, you have been made righteous by the blood of Jesus and received the Holy Spirit, and have been given access to the Kingdom of Heaven, som är Guds rike.
Jesus svarade, I sanning, i sanning, Jag säger till dig, Förutom att en man föds av vatten och av andan, Han kan inte gå in i Guds rike (John 3:5)
The Kingdom of God is a spiritual Kingdom and not a visible Kingdom, that you can perceive with your natural eyes.
When you are born again in the spirit and have gained access to the Kingdom of Heaven, this Kingdom becomes visible to you.
Jesus svarade och sade till honom, I sanning, i sanning, Jag säger till dig, Förutom att en man föds igen, Han kan inte se Guds rike (John 3:3)
I Jesus Kristus, you have been given the keys; access to the Kingdom of Heaven, som är Guds rike. But you’ve not only gained access to the Kingdom, but you have also been given power over the kingdom of darkness.
The keys represent the authority in Jesus Christ
Now that you have been given access to the Kingdom of Heaven, you’ve also been given a new position. You became a new creation, who is seated in Jesus Christ in the heavenly places.
Som en ny skapelse, seated in Jesus Christ in the heavenly places, you no longer war against flesh and blood, like you did before you became born again when your spirit was dead and your sinful flesh reigned as king in your life. But now you war against principalities, powers and the rulers of darkness. You will no longer be led by what your senses perceive and what your feelings, känslor, lustar, and desires tell you and dictate you to do, but you will be led by the Word and the Spirit.
Jesus has the keys! This means that Jesus has all authority in the heavens and on earth.
Every enemy of Jesus, every power, furstendöme, ruler of the kingdom of darkness is under Jesus His feet. Nu, därför att du sitter i honom, every power, furstendöme, and ruler of the kingdom of darkness is also under your feet.
Du fick honom att råda över dina händers verk; Du har lagt allt under hans fötter: (Psalmer 8:6)
Och har lagt alla saker under hans fötter, och gav honom att vara huvudet över allt åt församlingen, Vilket är hans kropp, fullheten av honom som fyller allt i alla (Efesierbrevet 1:22-23)
I Kristus, you have been given the keys, which means that you have been given all power, to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19). Brunn, så länge du stannar i Honom, lyda Honom, och vandra efter Anden. Because as soon as you leave the Word and trust and rely upon your own abilities, kraft, och intellekt, then you won’t have any spiritual authority and power, and it won’t be long before you will be overwhelmed by the powers of darkness.
Välsignad vare vår Herre Jesu Kristi Gud och Fader, som har välsignat oss med alla andliga välsignelser i himlen i Kristus (Efesierbrevet 1:3)
Så länge du stannar i Kristus och vandrar efter Anden, you have all authority in the heavens and on earth. You have been appointed to reign with Him and establish His Kingdom on earth.
God didn’t give you this power for your own glory, förmån, och kungariket, but for His honor, härlighet, and Kingdom.
When you have been given access to the Kingdom of Heaven and have been given all power and authority in Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit lives inside of you, you have also a responsibility.
What is the responsibility of the church?
The responsibility of the Church is to represent, predika, and bring the Kingdom of God to the people on earth and use the keys of the Kingdom of heaven wisely through bindning och förlust.
We often hear that church leaders (Pastorer, tillbedjande ledare, profeter, Apostlarna, etc.) fall into sin. På grund av det, they not only deny the power of God over sin and death, but they also defile the Name of Jesus and damage God’s Kingdom.
När du har korsfäste ditt kött i Kristus, then your flesh isn’t alive anymore but dead. Därför, you shall not be led by your flesh, your carnal emotions, känslor, lustar, önskningar, and what your senses perceive.
dock, since many Christians refuse to lay down their flesh, they have adjusted the gospel. They have adjusted the gospel and twisted and changed the words in the Bible in such a way, that they can keep walking after the flesh in sin.
There are hardly any sermons about spiritual discipline, straff, moral responsibility, and dying to self. Varför? Because the flesh doesn’t like these sermons (Läs också: Meddelandet som ingen vill höra)
The sermons have changed in such a way that the enrichment and prosperity of people have become the center. Because of these carnal sermons, the flesh is continuously fed.
Om du sår i köttet, du ska skörda korruption. And that’s what is happening.
Many church leaders stay carnal and walk after the flesh. Som ett resultat, church leaders fall into sin, och det är precis vad djävulen vill ha!
Djävulen vet, the bigger and the more famous a church leader, who falls into sin, the greater the damage to the church, Jesu namn, och Guds rike.
Tyvärr, the devil is still able to seduce many Christians. The devil uses many lives to damage the Kingdom of God, because many Christians are stubborn and want to keep living after the flesh.
A spiritually disciplined and righteous life is therefore essential as born-again Christians. Because you are a representative of the Kingdom of God and represent Him.
Sons of God represent the Kingdom of Heaven
Som en Guds son (detta gäller både män och kvinnor), you represent the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Därför, you should have knowledge about the Kingdom of Heaven. You should know what the Kingdom of Heaven is about and Who you represent.
You should know the King of the Kingdom of Heaven and His will because otherwise, you will not be able to represent Him and execute His will. His law and His commandments represent His will. Therefore if you know these, then you know His will. If you know His will, you know exactly what you should and shouldn’t do. You know what pleases Him and what does not.
Därför, you’ve got to know God’s Word to find out His will, lag, och bud. Because only in the Word of God, will you get to know His will.
Jesus is the King of the Kingdom of Heaven. That’s why we should know and keep His will, lag (Andens lag), och bud.
Det är viktigt att renew your old way of thinking, that thinks like the kingdom of this world, med Guds Ord, so that your mind will be renewed and will line up with God’s Word and His will. Förutom det, it is essential to skydda dig, so that your mind won’t be polluted and defiled by the things of this world.
The will of Jesus corresponds to the will of God. Because God has given His rulership (tillfälligt) to His Son and Jesus represents the will of His Father (Läs också: ‘Guds bud och Jesu bud’)
I can of mine own self do nothing: Som jag hör, Jag bedömer: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me (John 5:30)
All things are delivered unto Me of My Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him (Matthew 11:27)
Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, till och med Fadern; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. För Han måste regera, tills han har lagt alla fiender under sina fötter. Den sista fienden som ska förgöras är döden. Ty han har lagt allt under sina fötter. Men när han säger läggs allt under honom, det är uppenbart att Han är undantagen, som lade allt under honom. Och när allting skall läggas under honom, då skall även Sonen själv lyda honom som har lagt allt under honom, att Gud må vara allt i alla (1 Korinthierbrevet 15 24-28)
Through the knowledge of God’s Word and by living according to His Word, you shall not only get to know Him and His will, and be able to represent Him, but you shall also be able to expose the hidden lies of the devil. You shall be able to refute them. Because the devil also uses the word of God. He only twists and changes the word for people’s pleasures so that they can keep walking after their flesh.
Många gånger, Christians say they believe. But when someone asks them a question about the Kingdom of God, they are not able to answer the question. Det är väldigt tråkigt! Because a representative of a kingdom should have knowledge about the kingdom. Because how else will (s)he be able to represent the kingdom correctly?
Jesus commissioned His church to bring God’s Kingdom on earth.
How to bring the Kingdom of Heaven on earth?
You bring the Kindom of heaven on earth through obedience to the Word and doing the will of Jesus and go into the world, predika evangeliet, driva ut demoner, bota de sjuka, and make disciples of all the nations. (Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15-18).
Where darkness is present, there is chaos. Om det finns kaos, you have a responsibility as Christians (who are together the church) to create spiritual peace and order. How do you know where chaos is? Look at the lives of people. Look at what takes place in their lives and in the areas people live.
There can be areas where many people are seriously ill. Världen tror att det har att göra med föroreningen av miljön. Men den andliga nya människan vet att i dessa områden råder döden genom synd (olydnad mot Gud) och (dödlig) mörkrets makter verkar.
Ju mer områdena är besatta av demoniska krafter, desto högre priser på (sexuell) missbruk, våld, fattigdom, sjukdom, epidemier, sexuell orenhet, skilsmässor, etc.
Varför domineras dessa områden av demoniska krafter? På grund av människors liv.
Folket avvek från Gud och hans ord. De har gått sin egen väg; mörkrets väg, som så småningom leder till evig död. På grund av det faktum att människor har förkastat Jesus och hans kungarike, de har automatiskt valt att leva i mörkret.
De har gett tillgång till dessa mörkers onda krafter för att komma in i deras liv. Eftersom dessa mörkers onda makter styr i människornas liv, de styr och har herravälde i (det andliga) områden.
Nu, only someone with a higher authority can cause a change, and that is Jesus Christ and His church.
The church of Jesus Christ has a responsibility to preach, represent and bring the Kingdom of God to these areas. Through the lives of man, the evil powers of darkness access. Därför, a change in the spiritual atmosphere begins in the lives of the people. The more people repent to Jesus, the stronger the light will become and the darkness shall flee.
When the seventy went out to preach the gospel, heal the sick and cast out demons and returned to Jesus, they were enthusiastic about the fact that the demons obeyed them. Jesus said to them that He saw satan as lightning falling from heaven.
Och de sjuttio återvände med glädje, ordspråk, herre, även djävlarna är underordnade oss genom ditt namn. Och han sade till dem, Jag såg Satan som en blixt falla från himlen (Luke 10:17-18)
The people were delivered, and the devil lost his rulership over those areas
Guds söner ber och har ett böneliv
Varje Guds son ber. Bön är ett ansvar i de pånyttfödda kristnas liv, Vem är kyrkan. Allt kretsar kring bön. Eftersom en bedjande kyrka är en militant och segerrik kyrka. Genom bön, du har gemenskap med Fadern och gör förbön för människor och områden, att göra anspråk på dem för Guds rike.
Jesus tillbringade många nätter i bön med Fadern, och under dagen, Jesus förde Guds rike till Guds folk.
Före Jesus’ korsfästelse, innan Jesus togs till fånga, Jesus tillbringade timmar i bön för att förbereda sig och för att övervinna den andliga kampen mot hans kött. När Jesus vann den andliga kampen, Jesus var redo att uppfylla Guds frälsningsverk.
Allt kretsar kring bön. Det är därför som böner och bönemöten attackeras av djävulen.
Många kristna ser inte vikten av bön, eller så ber de en kort bön för sitt eget välstånd och rikedom. Istället för att be att hans kungarike ska komma och att Guds vilja ska ske på jorden som i himlen, det är vad Jesus har befallt oss att be.
Syftet med varje troende är att upprätta Guds rike på denna jord. För detta ändamål, Jesus har gett himmelrikets nycklar till sin kyrka.
’Var jordens salt’
