And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me,
Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and death.
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ 1:17-20
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me,
Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and death.
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
In this we see that the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches. Again we see Jesus telling John, Fear not, I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth and was dead (crucified on the cross, went down to hell and took the keys of hell and death which he has possession of even right now this very moment! )
Jesus tells him, I am he that liveth, and "
was dead" and behold,
I am alive for ever more, Amen and have the keys of hell and death.
Now this is something the devil does not want some of you to know. Satan does not have the keys to hell! Satan does not have the keys to death! Jesus Christ does!
What does this mean to the person who has sold their soul to Satan? Perhaps someone who was a former member of some Christian church? Who has broken the cross in a satanic ceremony as a sign of their breaking from Jesus Christ?
It means that you are not lost forever. You still have the opportunity to repent and return to Jesus Christ and be His.
You still have the opportunity to be saved.
Many people have come out of the occult having sold their souls to Satan only to learn that it meant nothing because Jesus Christ was ready willing and able to deliver them, set them free, save them, fill them with His Holy Spirit and protect them!
Yes!! Clothe them in authority such as is written in Luke 10:19 and give them their requests through prayer - Ask and ye shall receive - and this promise is to all who are his and are abiding in His Word and His Word abiding in them! Read the Gospel of John! It's online here at USMB!
here's the link:
The Gospel According to John US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum
Another question. How could Saul Alinsky dedicate his book to Lucifer as the first one who had won a kingdom (his book - Rules for Radicals - Alinsky was a servant of Satan) when this kingdom Lucifer supposedly won he does not even have the keys to!! Do you have keys to your own house? Yes? Right. I do too. But Satan does not have the keys to hell and death. Jesus Christ has them. So Satan does not have a kingdom after all! Hell does not belong to him! He does not have the final authority in hell. Jesus Christ does. Jesus Christ is the final authority on the earth, above the earth in heaven, below the earth in hell. JESUS CHRIST IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY! (one day every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess Jesus Christ is Lord and that includes in hell! )
Jesus Christ is all powerful. Satan has no authority or power over Jesus Christ or the followers of Jesus Christ who walk in obedience.
If you are a born again Christian walking in obedience to Jesus Christ? Satan is under your feet. You have nothing to fear. God has not given His own children a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. Fear brings torment and those who are Satan's children live in fear and torment.
Anyone wishing to be free of that today can be. Call upon the name of the LORD Jesus Christ and be saved. Read Romans 10:8,9. Repent of your sins and tell the LORD it is your desire to follow Him all the days of your life. Invite him into your heart and tell him that you want him to write your name in His Lamb's book of Life. Whosoever calls upon the name of the LORD shall be saved.