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G2807

κλείς

kleis

Feminine noun · From κλείω (G2808)

From G2808; a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively:—key.

Outline

  1. a key
    1. since the keeper of the keys has the power to open and to shut
    2. metaph. in the NT to denote power and authority of various kinds

Usages

Matthew 16:19

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Breakdown

Keys:E.g. the name, knowledge, secrets, mysteries, law, etc.

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Luke 11:52

Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

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Revelation 1:18

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

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Revelation 3:7

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

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Revelation 9:1

And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

Breakdown

fifth angel The first of the last three woes. The bottomless-pit is Europe because there is a lack of natural resources there. The beast (originally the Roman Empire, now NATO, The EU and US, i.e. the neo-Roman Empire) came out of Europe further proving that the bottomless pit is referring to Europe.

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Revelation 20:1

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Breakdown

angel Septimius Severus, circa 193 AD. Septimius Severus literally means cutter of the seven - the seven being Esau's power structure, beginning with the Greeks and then Romans, etc. Another notable name is Marcus Aurelius. bottomless pit Europe. great chain in his hand Slavery.

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