On the day of Pentecost, 50 days after the cross, 120 disciples of Jesus were dramatically filled with the Holy Spirit.
Peter was no longer the coward who denied Jesus. He stood up fearlessly and spoke words of power to the crowd.
These words of power and life were the Keys to the Kingdom. They opened the door of salvation to 2000 hearers that day.
The prophetic words of Jesus were fulfilled.
"And 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 when ill be loosed in heaven." Mt 16:19 NKJ
When God gives words of grace and truth, they are words of life to any and all who will receive them.
But was it only Peter who spoke God’s life giving words that day?
There were 120 disciples who spoke words from God to the crowd that day. They spoke in languages they had never learned and the hearers from many nations understood God’s message in their own languages.
Who were these 120 disciples? Where they only men who were ordained to preach?
Peter clearly dismisses this idea.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Acts 2:17 NKJ
So did the women also declare the Gospel in a public meeting?
In Acts chapter one, we have clear confirmation of Peter’s revolutionary words, although they were not Peter’s words, but the words of the Holy Spirit quoted from the prophet Joel.
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. Acts 1:14 NKJ
Yes. The women were also there. The 120 disciples included women. The women also spoke to the crowd with the authority of the Holy Spirit.
What do keys do? They lock and unlock doors.
The words of Peter and the other 119 male and female disciples unlocked the door of salvation and locked the door of condemnation for all who believed and received their message.
"And 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 when ill be loosed in heaven." Mt 16:19 NKJ
Locking and unlocking is another way of saying binding and loosing.
Jesus gave his disciples the Keys of the Kingdom, Keys, not just one key.
Keys represent God given authority.
Words of inspired preaching, teaching, prophesying and testimony are all keys that open the doors for God to reach people with his goodness and power.
So who has the authority to bind and loose, or to lock and unlock?
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.
Again, truly I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them." Mt 18:18-20 CSB17
Where two or three male or female disciples are together in unity and agreement, their words of faith and believing prayer can bind or loose, can lock or unlock spiritual doors.
Peter was no longer the coward who denied Jesus. He stood up fearlessly and spoke words of power to the crowd.
These words of power and life were the Keys to the Kingdom. They opened the door of salvation to 2000 hearers that day.
The prophetic words of Jesus were fulfilled.
"And 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 when ill be loosed in heaven." Mt 16:19 NKJ
When God gives words of grace and truth, they are words of life to any and all who will receive them.
But was it only Peter who spoke God’s life giving words that day?
There were 120 disciples who spoke words from God to the crowd that day. They spoke in languages they had never learned and the hearers from many nations understood God’s message in their own languages.
Who were these 120 disciples? Where they only men who were ordained to preach?
Peter clearly dismisses this idea.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Acts 2:17 NKJ
So did the women also declare the Gospel in a public meeting?
In Acts chapter one, we have clear confirmation of Peter’s revolutionary words, although they were not Peter’s words, but the words of the Holy Spirit quoted from the prophet Joel.
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. Acts 1:14 NKJ
Yes. The women were also there. The 120 disciples included women. The women also spoke to the crowd with the authority of the Holy Spirit.
What do keys do? They lock and unlock doors.
The words of Peter and the other 119 male and female disciples unlocked the door of salvation and locked the door of condemnation for all who believed and received their message.
"And 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 when ill be loosed in heaven." Mt 16:19 NKJ
Locking and unlocking is another way of saying binding and loosing.
Jesus gave his disciples the Keys of the Kingdom, Keys, not just one key.
Keys represent God given authority.
Words of inspired preaching, teaching, prophesying and testimony are all keys that open the doors for God to reach people with his goodness and power.
So who has the authority to bind and loose, or to lock and unlock?
- Only Peter? Clearly no.
- Only the apostles? No.
- Only ordained preachers? No.
- Only men? No.
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.
Again, truly I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them." Mt 18:18-20 CSB17
Where two or three male or female disciples are together in unity and agreement, their words of faith and believing prayer can bind or loose, can lock or unlock spiritual doors.
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