who has the key to heaven  

Jesus says that he will give the keys of the kingdom to Peter, who confesses that he is the 'Son of God'. If so, was the key to the kingdom of heaven given only to Peter? Not like that. If it was only given to Peter, there would be no need to record it in the Bible. However, the details recorded in the Bible are that the key to the kingdom of heaven is to be given not only to Peter, but also to the Son of God who will be sent to the Gentiles in the same way as Peter. Only then can Christians living under the law of the Holy Spirit be saved from their sins.

In God's work, we can see that the things prophesied before will be fulfilled through the Son who will come after him. “Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing, for waters will flow in the wilderness, and streams will flow from the desert” (Isaiah 35:6) . These words were written by Isaiah with the coming Messiah in mind. In this way, the prophecies of the Old Testament are being fulfilled through the Son who has come in the New Testament. Likewise, the prophesied words in the New Testament will once again be fulfilled by the Son of God who has come spiritually before Christians.

The Bible not only describes the circumstances of that time, but also records the events of the next generation at the same time. However, there are many times when foolish humans take the word of God as their fleshly thoughts and go the wrong way. A good example is “Look! Before the great and dreadful day of the Lord comes, I will send the prophet Elijah before you, and he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers” (Malachi 4:5) . The Jews took this at face value and waited eagerly for Elijah to come. However, on behalf of Elijah, John the Baptist appeared and was leading the Jews to Jesus. But the disciples did not know that he had come in the place of Elijah. Then he asked Jesus why Elijah didn't come first.

This is not only true of Jews, but Christians today as well. There is a saying in the Bible that 'Jesus will come again like a thief'. “Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on what day your Lord will come” (Matthew 24:42). However, Christians also take this word at face value, and everyone thinks that Jesus is the second coming in the air, or that Jesus is coming as he came to the land of Israel.

However, the saying that 'Jesus will come again like a thief' does not mean that Jesus will return in the air, and that does not mean that Jesus will come as he came to the land of Israel. To say that Jesus is coming like a thief means that just as John the Baptist came in the place of Elijah, Jesus, who is in spirit, will also come through another person. Since Jesus came through a person, Christians cannot easily recognize him. And he is saying that he will come like a thief because he does not know when or when he will come. When Jesus returns in the air, He will come to call up those who were made of wheat from the earth in the air at the end of this world. And Jesus is the first to come to this earth to do the work of making wheat on the earth.

Today's weekly worship services, Holy Communion, and events such as Easter are all examples of Christ who will come spiritually. Therefore, under this model, no matter how long we worship, our inner man will not be perfected. In order for the inner man to be perfected, Jesus, who came as the Spirit, must enter into the hearts of believers. When Jesus enters the heart of a believer, all worship services, sacraments, and events such as Easter, which have been traditionally offered as models, will be abolished. This is the fulfillment of what Jesus said in the New Testament through the Son of God who came before Christians spiritually.

For Christians, these words will not be easily understood. However, even the Jews at that time did not easily understand what Jesus said when he told them to destroy the temple in Jerusalem and believe in me. Likewise, the Lord who has come spiritually today tells us to stop worshiping under the pattern and believe in me. I hope that Christians do not make hasty judgments just because these words are not immediately understood. This is because Satan can take advantage of the flesh if he hastily judges the words of the Lord with the mind of the flesh. The Pharisees judged every instance of what Jesus said, but instead became Satan's servants and took the lead in killing Jesus.

Then, among the Gentiles, who will receive the keys to the kingdom of heaven given to Peter? The key to heaven is not given to anyone. Like Peter at that time, it is given only to those who confess , “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16). To us, this confession may seem easy. But it's never easy. At that time, Jesus is saying that Peter did not know that Jesus was the Son of God by his own power, but because God helped him. This is what it means to say that the Son of God cannot be known by human strength.

Jesus, who came like a thief in front of the Gentiles today, cannot be known as a Christian. No matter how full of the Holy Spirit and excellent spirituality, there is no way to find him. Moreover, since Jesus came as the Word (Spirit) through man, we cannot know him by judging only by his outward appearance. To know him properly, you have to listen to what he is saying. His words are sharper than any sword in the world, piercing through the soul, soul, and joints to find out all the sins of man. So, those who consider themselves sinners will believe and follow them, but those who claim to be righteous will point out the sins in their hearts, making it difficult to hear and believe.

Because Jesus, who came like a thief before Christians, came as a spirit through the Word, even if he told Christians the Word, he would not realize that those words were the words of Jesus. This is because human thoughts do not understand the words of the Lord. But there are those who will understand what he is saying. It will be understood and believed by those who humble themselves as sinners. But the exalted and the proud will never believe in the Lord who has come spiritually.

Moreover, God even deliberately hides the identity of his Son. We can see that Jesus, who came to the land of Israel, continues to tell us not to reveal his identity to others. The reason God does this is to make the proud more credible, and conversely, those who humble themselves as sinners more trusting in the Son. This is the secret of the kingdom of heaven. At that time, if Jesus had not died on the cross and came down from the cross, more people would have believed. But when he died on the cross, which was the most severe punishment at the time, many people at the time turned their backs on Jesus, asking what kind of Son of God was that. God's purpose is thus accomplished beyond human thought.

Now let's take a look at the Son of God who will bring the keys of heaven before Christians! “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:19). This is the promise of the forgiveness of human sins. In this way, those who have the keys of heaven will forgive the sins of those who confess themselves as sinners. Conversely, the sins of those who call themselves righteous will remain. Even Jesus could not heal the sick in his hometown. This is because they did not believe in Jesus as the Son of God.

Even today, there are many people here and there who are calling for repentance, but no one really knows what true repentance is. Even Christians say they are repenting in front of God in tears, but they are just words, and when they turn around, they repeat the same thing over and over again. As a result, today, it is believed that all sins will be wiped out if you unconditionally repent, but this is ignorance. 'True repentance' is completely abandoning oneself before God.

In order to forsake yourself, you must first know exactly what sin you have committed before God. Because that's how you can let yourself go. Likewise, if Christians today realize that they are sinners who have broken the law (the Holy Spirit) given by God, they must learn how to completely forsake themselves in the presence of the Lord who will come spiritually soon.

In the past, the president admitted to the mistake, saying he was solely responsible for the Sewol ferry disaster. There is a lot of talk in the world about whether the repentance is sincere or not. However, 'true repentance' means that even the president must give up all his duties and step down. This is what a truly responsible person looks like. At that time, the people will appreciate him even more and ask him to perform the presidency again. In this way, when she assumes the presidency again, she will serve the people in a much more humble manner than before.

The reason God sent His Son before men is so that when man realizes his sin deeply and abandons himself as a sinner, he will deliver them from their sins. For example, when Peter returns at dawn after catching fish all night long without catching any, Jesus, who is watching the scene, tells him to go into the depths and cast his net again. Then Peter laughs at Jesus and casts his net. Contrary to what Peter thought, many fish were caught so that the nets were torn. Peter saw it and immediately said, “Leave me, Lord! I am a sinner,” he said frankly admitting that he had ridiculed Jesus. Then Jesus said to Peter, “From now on I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). When Peter casts himself down as a sinner, Jesus picks him up and uses him again. This is how God saves men from sin through His Son.

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