...expression. Matt. xvi. 19, and in Rev. iii. 7, has applied to himself the very words of the Prophet. " He that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and...no man shutteth ; and shutteth and no man openeth." Matt. xvi. 19, " And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." discipline, as a steward...

...that where I am, there ye may be also," John xiv. 3. He that has " the keys of hell and of death" — he that " openeth, and no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth," is not the pope — he is not Peter, but the only and exalted Redeemer. The fact is, that by the phrase...

...the epistle which comes in order for exposition at our present convention. Rev. iii. 7 — 13. "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;...no man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 1 know thy works: behold, 1 have set before thee an open door, they bring no proof against its authenticity,...

...of the evangelist was also directed to Philadelphia, but no thunders were heard in the sound. " And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write ;...no man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth ; I know thy works : behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it : for thou...

...was dead ; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen ; and have the keys of hell and of death .n'J " These things saith he that is holy, he that is true,...man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth.'"^ It may be replied : Did not our Lord say to Peter — " I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom...

...(ch. iii. v. 7 — i3.) " And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things sailh he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the...no man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth ; " I know thy works : behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it : for thou...

...PHILADELPHIA, (ch. iii. v. 7—13.) " And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write ; These things sailh he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the...no man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth ; "I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it : for thou...

...fulfilled. 7th verse, "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things saith he that ie holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David,...no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth." This verse is a description of the chancier addressing the church and gives an account of his holiness,...

...very end, in what character does our Lord address one of the Churches in the book of Revelation : " He that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and...man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth." And in the very last chapter of the same book, he sets his seal to the importance of the same fact,...

...comprehensive scale. There are dark aspects and formidable obstacles ; but Christ is on the throne as " he that openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth," and to him nothing is dismaying, " he shall not fail or he discouraged." He is executing his purposes,...