Christ Holding the Key of David vs. Christ Holding the Keys of Death and Hades
Revelation 1:18 And he who lives! I was dead, but behold, he is alive again—to ever and ever! And he holds the keys of death and Hades.
Revelation 3:7 Write to the angels of the church in Philadelphia, saying: “He who is holy and true holds the keys of David; who opens them, no one can shut them, and who shuts them, no one can open them.”
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Item |
Christ Holding the Key of David (Rev. 3:7) |
Christ Holding the Keys of Death and Hades (Rev. 1:18) |
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Meaning |
Christ controls access to all the riches of God’s house and kingdom |
Christ controls death and Hades and has authority to release from them |
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Reason |
Christ, typified by Eliakim, is appointed as the steward of God’s house |
Christ passed through death and resurrection and overcame death and Hades |
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Metaphor |
A great key opening and shutting the treasury |
A key opening and shutting the prison of death |
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Function |
Opens God’s riches for believers to enjoy |
Releases people from the bondage of death and Hades |
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Explanation |
Christ distributes the divine riches as the steward of God’s household |
Christ is the living One who defeated death by resurrection |
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Result |
Believers enter into God’s riches and kingdom reality |
Believers live in resurrection and are no longer under death’s power |
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Relationship |
Opens the treasure house of God |
Guarantees believers can live to enjoy these riches |
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Example |
The church enjoys the riches of Christ when He opens the door |
The church overcomes death, weakness, and darkness in its meetings |
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Application |
Allow Christ alone to open and shut the door of God’s riches |
Give Christ ground so death cannot reign among us |
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Burden |
To see Christ as the unique steward of God’s house |
To realize death should not rule in the church |
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Prophesying Guidance |
Proclaim Christ opens God’s riches to us |
Proclaim Christ has conquered death and Hades |
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Conclusion |
Christ is the One who controls the treasury of God’s house |
Christ is the Victor over death and Hades |
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Related Verses |
Isa. 22:20–24; Rev. 3:7; 1 Tim. 3:15; Matt. 16:18–19 |
Rev. 1:18; Acts 2:24; Heb. 7:16; John 11:25; 1 Cor. 15:55 |
✨ Spiritual Integrated Insight (Key Points)
- The Key of
David = administrative and supplying authority
→ governing God’s house
→ opening the divine treasury
→ bringing believers into the kingdom reality - The Keys
of Death and Hades = victorious and releasing authority
→ controlling death
→ overcoming Hades
→ bringing believers into resurrection life
One key opens the treasure; the other shuts the prison. Both are in Christ’s hand.
🗣 One-Sentence Prophesying Summary
“The Lord Jesus is the One who opens God’s riches and who holds the keys of death and Hades; in Him we enjoy supply and overcome death.”
🏁 Ultimate Conclusion
- The Key of David is for enjoying Christ’s riches and God’s kingdom.
- The Keys of Death and Hades are for deliverance from death and darkness.
In Christ, the door to riches is open, and the gate of death is shut.
*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experiencing, Enjoying, and Manifesting Christ (Part Four), Chapter Two: Christ Holds the Keys of Death and Hades
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