Christ continues with the
conferral of the "keys" which appears
to be a clear statement of a position of
leadership authority.
Matthew 16:19-20
I will give you (singular) the keys to the
kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven; and
whatever
you loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven.
This biblical commission
echoes one other conferral of keys
in the Bible. Eliakim
receives the keys of the royal palace.
Isaiah 22:22
I will place the key of the House of David on his
shoulder;
when he opens, no one shall shut, when he shuts, no one
shall open.
