The Rock is Christ

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In reference to what/who is the Rock...

Brother Hallett wrote:
> Yes, you are right. Jesus in that instance was referring to that as a
rock.  
> But Jesus is also the rock. "And did all drink the same spiritual drink:
for 
> they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was 
> Christ." - 1 Corinthians 10:4
> 
> "And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their 
> redeemer." - Psalms 78:35
> 
> O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock
of 
> our salvation." - Psalms 95:1
> 
> "Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou
hast 
> given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress." - 
> Psalms 71:3

It is my interpretation that the Rock is the revelation of who 
Jesus is.  Peter's proclamation is of that nature.  It is a 
revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of 
the Living God.  As a Jew, Peter understood that there was 
only One God who would not give His glory to another.  
Therefore, Peter's statement that Jesus was the Son of God 
was identifying Jesus with the Almighty God, Jehovah, Yahweh, 
(or however you choose to designate the God as revealed to 
the Hebrews).  This is the Rock - Jesus' identity.  The rock 
was Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One  -- the one who is 
Emmanuel, God with us.

As far as the keys are concerned, note a couple of things:

(1) the word is plural -- keys, not key
(2) the keys are OF the kingdom not TO the kingdom

Peter didn't open the door to heaven, Jesus did. 

(John 10:7-9 KJV)  "Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, I am the door of the sheep. {8} All that ever came before me are
thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. {9} I am the door: by
me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and
find pasture."

(Revelation 3:8 KJV)  "I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an
open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and
hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name."

 The door is open, it needs no key.

So what are the keys *of* the kingdom?  Good question.
Any thoughts?

Kathy Dimick
Falkville, Alabama
kdimick@colsa.com
kedimick@hotmail.com
http://members.tripod.com/~coffeepleaz/index.html

"For to me to live is Christ"

> 
> > Subsequent statements by Peter
> >annul any suggestion that he was aware of the death, burial, and 
> resurrection of
> >our Lord at that moment in which he acknowledged that he had become a 
> >recipient
> >of this wondrous "revelation" from God
> 
> Yes, right again.  But did not Jesus say in Matthew 16:19; ". . .And I
will 
> give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven"?  And did not Peter
give 
> us those keys with us in Acts 2:38?
> 
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