May all be blessed to Think Clearly about Who Jesus Is and about the specific person and Church to whom He gave the only ‘keys to The Kingdom of Heaven’ He left on earth!
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Question 1: “Does the Old Testament Prophesy that Peter will become The First Pope?”
Answer: “That is clear in Is 22:19-23! ‘Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace: ‘I will thrust you from your office
and pull you down from your station. On that day I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe,
and gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority.’”
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Question 2: “How does that mean Peter is a successor to Eliakim?
Answer: “God explained this to Isaiah: ‘He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. I will place the key of the House of David on Eliakim’s shoulder; when he opens, no one shall shut, when he shuts, no one shall open. I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot, to be a place of honor for his family.’
Both Eliakim and Peter were given ‘keys’ from God!”
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Question 3: “Did The Prophecy of Isaiah come true when Jesus gave Peter the ‘keys to The Kingdom of Heaven’?”
Answer: “Mt 16:13-20 makes that very clear! ‘Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and He asked His disciples, ‘Who do people say that The Son of Man is?’”
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Question 4: “Did His Disciples know the answer?”
Answer: “‘They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’”
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Question 5: “Were their answers good enough for Jesus?”
Answer: “No! He asked them The Same Question He asks Every Person on earth! ‘He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?’”
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Question 6: “Were any of The Disciples able to give Jesus the right answer?”
Answer: “One Disciple gave Jesus the right answer! ‘Simon Peter said in reply, ‘You are the Christ, The Son of The Living God.’”
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Question 7: “Did Jesus specifically tell every reader of The Bible for the next 2,000 years that Peter had answered correctly?”
Answer: “He did! ‘Jesus said to him in reply, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My heavenly Father.’”
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Question 8: “What did Peter let every person in the world be able to gain by answering correctly?”
Answer: “Peter’s answer let Jesus Christ SPEAK One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church Into Being and provide His ‘keys to The Kingdom of Heaven to all who most meaningfully followed Jesus!
‘And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.’”
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Question 9: Are those God’s final version of the ‘keys’ He gave to Eliakim in Isiah?”
Answer: “The ‘keys’ God gave to Peter open or close ‘the doors to The Kingdom of Heaven’ for every person’s soul on earth! ‘Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.’”
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Question 10: “Why did Jesus finish The Word with Which He Spoke The Catholic Church Into Being by saying: ‘Then he strictly ordered His disciples to tell no one that He was The Christ.’?”
Answer: “He may have wanted to wait until His Disciples saw Him ‘Risen from The Dead’ and watched Him ‘ascend into Heaven’ so there would be no doubt in their minds.”
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May all be blessed to show that we Honor Every Word of Jesus by being in His One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church and get the only ‘keys to The Kingdom of Heaven’ that He left on earth.
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