Column- Who would put the key outside?

Column - Who would put the key outside? “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever I loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:19). 1. It was unanimous agreement to have the resurrected Lord stand outside, and to circulate this through the faith that obtains salvation by confessing, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16).But where must Christ, who is the Lord of this faith, be?"The Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done" (Matthew 27).It is the act of how much one has denied oneself, taken up one's cross, and followed the Lord (Matthew 16:24).The problem is that while there are visible coordinates on a map leading to the cross, the path to the Lord seated at the right hand of God cannot be found by sight alone.Furthermore, the mystery words stating that "among those standing here, there are some who will see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom before they die" (Matthew 16:28) are not something that can be heard with the ears or seen with the eyes.The Kingdom of God does not come in a way that can be visually confirmed, appearing here or there.It is a mystery that dwells within the believer (Luke 17:20-21).The kingdom of God is known only to those who possess it, and the glory of that kingdom is also a mystery known only to those who possess it.Naturally, the key of the kingdom of God does not belong to just anyone. It is invisible. 2. In the Bible, a "mystery" means that only those who know it truly know it.Therefore, Christ who dwells within us is a mystery and the hope of glory (Col 1:27-28).Isaiah is the prophet who saw this mystery that no one else has seen (Isa 6). So, when asked who would go, he stepped forward saying, "Send me."If one does not know the mystery, there is no unwavering sense of mission as one who has been sent.Consequently, one ends up becoming a hireling.A hireling is not a bad person, but simply a salaryman who must work and receive payment for their labor.If he only demands a reasonable wage, he is an exemplary worker for the church today.However, the one entrusted with the mystery does not calculate wages or rewards.This is because that mystery is a portion, the total income of one's life, and a guarantee for the future.All the prophets of the Old Testament were those who had seen this mystery.In other words, they once had fainted at the sight of that glory. 3. Even Peter, before the Holy Spirit, saw Jesus every day and walked with Him, but his hireling mentality remained the same.After the Lord was crucified, he returned to Galilee, thinking he needed to catch fish.However, after the descent of the Holy Spirit, having followed the truth and realized the mystery of reaching the throne of grace like David, he is no longer a coward calculating the price.Paul is also one who has been granted the mystery of seeing the third heaven.The Apostle John is also an apostle who was caught up to heaven on the island of Patmos and saw the mystery.Although the Lord showed Peter, James, and John the scene of his passing before the crucifixion, they merely saw it; they did not hear the voice of God (Matthew 17).Visions or dreams are not a mystery.The mystery belongs to those who possess the qualification to approach the throne of grace in heaven; therefore, Paul tells them to regard him as a steward of God's mystery (1 Corinthians 4:1).So he was made the lowest of the low, a spectacle to angels and men, and he did not mind (1 Corinthians 4:9).He also did not mind being made the filth of the world and the refuse of all things (1 Corinthians 4:13).This is exactly what a mystery is.The problem is that there are few people entrusted with handling this mystery. 4. Do people of faith who say, "Believe in Jesus and receive forgiveness of sins, be saved by the blood of the cross, believe in Jesus and go to heaven," truly possess this mystery?Absolutely not.Study the New Covenant.Otherwise, if you say, "Hallelujah, our Savior has resurrected and ascended," you are blind to this mystery.It is covered with a veil.If you return to the Lord—that is, if you go to where the Spirit of the Lord is—this veil is removed.By seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, you are transformed into the same image, from glory to glory.It is through the Spirit of the Lord that this happens (2 Corinthians 3:17-18).The reason this statement is not properly understood is that it is a mystery.A mystery is not something just anyone can know.It is a mystery known only to those who know it.Regarding the husband and wife becoming one flesh, Paul says, "Great is this mystery, which I speak concerning Christ and the church" (Eph. 5:32).The mystery is becoming one bread, one body, and one spirit with Christ in the Holy Spirit.Therefore, the keys of the Kingdom of God are keys that can be exercised only by those who possess the mystery of approaching God the Father as one body with the Lord in the Spirit of truth, having died and risen with the Lord.Through this, just as Jacob saw the ladder, we see the Lord coming with the angels in the glory of the Father.He who has the keys of the kingdom of heaven knows that whatever he binds on earth is bound and whatever he looses is loosed.It is the mystery door to considering Christ Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, denying oneself, willingly taking up one's cross, and following the Lord.Some people have called me a mystic, but if you take away the mystery, what would be left of Christianity? Written by Pastor. Yohan KimTranslated by Missionary Sookyung ChungCOME AND SEE WORLD MISSIONTO GOD BE THE GLORY