Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Keys of the Kingdom

Originally written in 2009 and re-posted several times, now expanded and revised…
"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven." [Matthew 16:19]
I always wondered about the tenses in this verse. The phrase 'shall have been' is a future perfect tense in Greek and stumped me, until I understood the implications from a Quantum Physics point of view.

Reality?
Einstein is often quoted as saying 'Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.' We know that there is much discussion about the past, present and future residing in parallel, and that there is no time or space in the Spirit.

I think Jesus was confirming this. What we bind [or forbid] on earth shall have been bound [already] in heaven...what we loose [or allow] on earth shall have been bound [already] in heaven. These are definitely quantum ideas.


What does it mean? Well, consider this: we're already seated with Him in heavenly places [Ephesians 2:6]; we've already been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ [Ephesians 1:3]; and His divine power has already granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. [2 Peter 1:3]

Next, remember that 1) His Word is settled forever [Psalm 119:89]; 2) His Word does not return to him without accomplishing what He sent it for [Isaiah 55:11]; and 3) His works were finished from the foundation of the world [Hebrews 4:3].

Talk about quantum realities!

We Control the Flow
I think that Jesus is revealing the truth about our authority in the earth. We are called to reign in life through the One Christ Jesus
‘For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.’ [Romans 5:17]
Psalm 110:1,2 says
'The LORD says to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet. The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."'
He is to rule through us, His actual Body in the earth! That's why we've been given authority over all the power of the enemy! That's why we've been given the keys of the Kingdom—to forbid and allow, according to the will and word of God!

Consider this:
‘In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth.’ [Ephesians 1:8-10]
And administration suitable to the fullness of the times…
‘And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.’ [Revelations 5:10]
The Greek word for shall reign in this verse is basileúō—to be king, to exercise kingly power, to reign…and in this particular verse, the verb is present active indicative! So while it is translated as future tense, it is actually a present tense verb! Instead of putting it off to the Millennium, it is in reality a here and now declaration!

How is that possible? Because 1 John 4:17 tells us that ‘…as He is, so also ARE we IN THIS WORLD.’ And we are already seated with Him in heavenly places. [Ephesians 2:6]
Luke 10:19 says that we have authority over ALL the power of the enemy…
“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
Colossians 1:9 says that we are ‘…strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might…’ and that power is dumamis—miraculous power, might, strength!

And what we allow or forbid has already been done in heaven!

Oh, and one more little Bible fact…we are ONE SPIRIT WITH THE LORD!! [1 Corinthians 6:17]
Meditate on that and see what happens!

Reign Is A Verb
And how do kings reign? By royal decree…
‘You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and light will shine on your ways.’ [Job 22:28]
 ‘Death and life are in the power [hand] of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.’ [Proverbs 18:21]
‘And Jesus answered saying to them, “Have faith in God. Truly [Amen] I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. 
'Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.’ [Mark 11:22-24]
Time to get busy! Time to open the gates of blessing on the earth and bind the enemy's operation! We control the flow, because God has already done everything He's going to do, which is everything!

Hebrews 4:3 tells us that His works were FINISHED from the foundation of the world!

Hallelujah!