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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
Although Jesus is called the “holder of the key of David” in Revelation 3:7, he doesn’t hold it as Eliakim did. As the son of David, Jesus is the heir to the throne of his ancestor (Lk 1:32-33). He really is the king, not the master of the king’s palace, as was Eliakim. As king, Jesus is free to bestow the keys of his kingdom on whomever he wishes—without losing the authority those keys represent.

It’s the Catholic position that this is precisely what Jesus does in Matthew 16:18-19. Peter identifies Jesus as the Messiah, which means, among other things, acknowledging his kingship. Christ then shows his kingly authority by bestowing on Peter something only the king could give—the keys of the kingdom of heaven—thus making Peter the messianic equivalent of Eliakim.

What a convoluted fairy tale...Out side of these unGodly fantasies, there is nothing whatsoever is scripture that points to your religion as the church Jesus founded...

86 posted on 07/28/2013 9:32:16 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: Iscool

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When Christ spoke of the Church, He always used the singular — and yet now there are over 40,000 different denominations of Christians in the world, with the number only rising daily. If these Churches hold conflicting views, can all of them be the “True Church”? Can there be such a thing as a “True Church”, and does it still exist? Join host Michael Voris as he answers these questions and shows that the One True Church is the Catholic Church


105 posted on 07/28/2013 7:37:33 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
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