19 (A)And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth [a]will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

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  1. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been bound . . . will have been loosed

18 “Assuredly, I say to you, (A)whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

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22 The key of the house of David
I will lay on his (A)shoulder;
So he shall (B)open, and no one shall shut;
And he shall shut, and no one shall open.

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The Faithful Church

“And to the [a]angel of the church in Philadelphia write,

‘These things says (A)He who is holy, (B)He who is true, (C)“He who has the key of David, (D)He who opens and no one shuts, and (E)shuts and no one opens”:

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  1. Revelation 3:7 Or messenger

18 (A)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, (B)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And (C)I have the keys of [a]Hades and of Death.

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  1. Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm

10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For [a]if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

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  1. 2 Corinthians 2:10 NU indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes

23 (A)If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

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These (A)have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

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Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts from the Bottomless Pit

Then the fifth angel sounded: (A)And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to (B)the [a]bottomless pit.

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  1. Revelation 9:1 Lit. shaft of the abyss

In the (A)name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, (B)with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, (C)deliver such a one to (D)Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord [a]Jesus.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 5:5 NU omits Jesus

(A)Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, (B)who[a] has also given us His Holy Spirit.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:8 NU who also gives

And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: (A)“Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

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Preaching to Cornelius’ Household

34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: (A)“In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 But (B)in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is (C)accepted by Him. 36 The word which God sent to the [a]children of Israel, (D)preaching peace through Jesus Christ—(E)He is Lord of all— 37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and (F)began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 how (G)God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who (H)went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, (I)for God was with Him. 39 And we are (J)witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom [b]they (K)killed by hanging on a tree. 40 Him (L)God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, 41 (M)not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us (N)who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 And (O)He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify (P)that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge (Q)of the living and the dead. 43 (R)To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, (S)whoever believes in Him will receive (T)remission[c] of sins.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:36 Lit. sons
  2. Acts 10:39 NU, M they also
  3. Acts 10:43 forgiveness

Peter’s Sermon(A)

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, (B)since it is only [a]the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 ‘And(C) it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
(D)That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and (E)your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
(F)And they shall prophesy.
19 (G)I will show wonders in heaven above
And signs in the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 (H)The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
21 And it shall come to pass
That (I)whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be saved.’

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you (J)by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— 23 Him, (K)being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, (L)you [b]have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; 24 (M)whom God raised up, having [c]loosed the [d]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. 25 For David says concerning Him:

(N)‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face,
For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.
27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see (O)corruption.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’

29 “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you (P)of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, (Q)and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, [e]according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31 he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, (R)that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 (S)This Jesus God has raised up, (T)of which we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore (U)being exalted [f]to (V)the right hand of God, and (W)having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He (X)poured out this which you now see and hear.

34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:

(Y)‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’

36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

37 Now when they heard this, (Z)they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

38 Then Peter said to them, (AA)“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the [g]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and (AB)to your children, and (AC)to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

A Vital Church Grows

40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this [h]perverse generation.” 41 Then those who [i]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 42 (AD)And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ [j]doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:15 9 a.m.
  2. Acts 2:23 NU omits have taken
  3. Acts 2:24 destroyed or abolished
  4. Acts 2:24 Lit. birth pangs
  5. Acts 2:30 NU He would seat one on his throne,
  6. Acts 2:33 Possibly by
  7. Acts 2:38 forgiveness
  8. Acts 2:40 crooked
  9. Acts 2:41 NU omits gladly
  10. Acts 2:42 teaching

Satan Bound 1,000 Years

20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, (A)having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of (B)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and (C)set a seal on him, (D)so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

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