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  “ And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven .” Matthew 16 : 19 KJV One of the best keys on earth was given to Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III, who skillfully and safely landed a broken U.S. Airways Aircraft on Hudson River on January 15 2009, by the Mayor of New York City. To give someone the keys to a city symbolizes immense privilege, power and authority. Little wonder the feeling of influence and control on the seal of Governors, Presidents, Kings and Prime Ministers; but these earthly privileges are always restricted by jurisdiction and constitution. But when Jesus told Peter, and by extension all believers, “And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven“, it is important to underscore that these promised kingdom keys extend beyond earthly jurisdiction and constitution: “whatsoever thou shalt bind on e...

  “ 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 will be loosed in heaven .”” Matthew 16 : 19 NKJV Had those privileged with the keys of the kingdom of this world understand the treasure in the keys of the kingdom of heaven, no one will ever joke with divine revelation. Unfortunately, most inheritors of the keys of the kingdom of heaven often beg and scramble before the inheritors of the keys of the kingdom of this world because of faithlessness. Faith is not about commanding, binding, and loosing everything and everyone on earth; it is about declaring the revelation of heaven on earth. Before Jesus told Peter “ And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven… ”, He had already remarked “ Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven ” (Matthew 16 : 17). For example, by unveiling the inheritance in faith free...

  ” 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 will be loosed in heaven. ”“ ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ When Captain Chesley Burnett ‘Sully’ Sullenberger III guided the crippled US Airways flight 1549, whose two engines failed after hitting a flock of geese, to land safely on the Hudson River, New York City in 2009, he got ‘the keys ’ from the Mayor for being a heroic pilot. Likewise, Joseph in the Old Testament got ‘the keys’ to Egypt from king Pharaoh by his proficiency in the interpretation of dreams through divine revelation; and he used his keys to save posterity from poverty and starvation, especially his estranged brothers, famished extended family, and depressed father from the land of Canaan. Unfortunately, the keys to earthly resources can lead corrupt hearts into abuse, corruption, and destruction of lives, like the keys in the hands of king Pharaoh in the days of Moses. ...