Who's In Charge of the Keys?

You can give a baby shiny car keys to play with, but are they in charge? They maybe ‘In possession’ of the keys, but they are not ‘In Charge’. Being “in charge” is more of a legal term signifying authority. You’ve seen crime dramas on TV, where an official looking person walks up, looks at the crime scene, and asks the question, “Who’s in charge here?” What they are asking exactly is: who is in “Possession of Authority” here.

At one point, in Matthew 10, Jesus gave the Apostles “authority”, to perform various miracles. He could not give them the authority, unless he had the “Authority” to dish it out. All four Gospel writers mention that Jesus, “Taught as one having authority”. Jesus was in possession of authority from the Heavenly realm.

Revelation 1:18 tells us Jesus holds the keys of death and Hades! Those keys show the authority of Christ over physical death and the place that temporarily holds the immaterial part of the unbeliever until judgment day! Revelation 21:1 tells us Jesus holds the key to the abyss; Satan’s resting place for a thousand years! To all who believe in Christ and obey him, the Kingdom doors are open.

Bottom line: For those who worry: don’t-- the keys to the Kingdom are in good hands.