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Key of Knowledge
by Pastor Arnold Murray
Knowledge is truth. We are going to begin our study with the “woes” found in Luke which are the opposite of the b attitudes. There is a specific group of people the woes are addressed to, and being able to identify this group is a critical key of knowledge. Without this key you are in bad shape. If you don’t know who the enemy is, you are lost as far as serving God. Open your Bibles to the great book of Luke.
LUKE 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
God knew this would happen from the beginning. There is a controversy between God and satan. Satan is going to try the elect every chance he gets, as long as you allow it. Use the knowledge you have to order Satan all of your life in the name of Jesus Christ.
LUKE 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;’
Translate the word “generation” as “offspring”. Who’s offspring are we talking about?
LUKE.11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple:verily I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.
Who slew Abel? Cain slew Abel. Cain’s offspring are called Kenites in the Bible. If you have the key of knowledge, this isn’t difficult to understand.
LUKE 11:52 Woe unto you lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge:ye entered not in yourselves, and them that victory in were entering in ye hindered.”
The Kenite your Scripture lawyers try to take away the key of knowledge by changing God’s Word and other references works, such as the Strong’s Concordance. If you take away people’s ability to check out the manuscripts, they are required to take man’s word for it. Give me God’s Word which is the key of knowledge. We need to be very vigilant. The enemy is quite determined.
LUKE 11:53 And as He said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge Him vehemently, and to provoke Him to speak of many things: (54). Laying wait for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him.
Jesus was performing many miracles, and the religious leaders sought to kill Him. They slew Abel, Zacharias, and wanted to slay Jesus. They have no conscience you must have the key of knowledge to identify this enemy. See that no man deceive you. Let’s continue our study in the book of Matthew. Jesus had just fed a multitude with seven loaves and a few fishes.
MATTHEW 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them,”Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”
Leaven is yeast. If you put a little leaven in the dough, it will saturate the whole loaf. If you allow the enemy to put a lie into the doctrine, it will go through the whole Church. Nip lies in the bud. Don’t tolerate false doctrine. Of course, the disciples think Jesus is talking about bread.
MATTHEW 16:7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying,”it is because we have taken no bread.”
(8). Watch when Jesus perceived He said onto them,” O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?The disciples momentarily lost the key of knowledge.
MATTHEW 16:9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? (10). Neither the Seven loaves of of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
They picked up twelve baskets and seven baskets respectively. The point is there is enough truth and knowledge for everyone. Seek truth and knowledge.
MATTHEW 16:11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?” (12). Then understood they how that He bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
We must always be on guard for false doctrines. That is the lesson Jesus would have us learn. Beware of false teachings Always document what you hear in God’s Word. God’s Word is the key of knowledge.
MATTHEW 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi,He asked His disciples, saying “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” (14). And they said,”Some say that Thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.”
The people didn’t know. They were guessing.
MATTHEW 16:15 He saith unto them,”but whom say ye that I am?” (16). And Simon Peter answered and said,” Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God.
Why would Jesus follow the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees lesson with this question? You must know who the true Christ is, or you don’t have the key of knowledge. Many will be deceived by the antichrist. They are waiting to be raptured out of here.
MATTHEW 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him,”Blessed art thou, Simon bar- jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father Which is in heaven.
“Bar- Jonah” means “son of the dove”. The dove is always symbolic of the Holy Spirit in the Bible. The Holy Spirit led Peter to this correct conclusion.
MATTHEW 16:18 And I say also unto thee,That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
That is why it is so important for you to process the key of knowledge. The gates of hell can not prevail against you. The enemy can not come against you, if you utilize the power Christ gave you over all of your enemies ( LUKE 10:18-19). Don’t ever forget the power is in the name of Jesus Christ.
MATTHEW 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven”.
In other words, if you will teach Who the true Christ is and if you teach what the unforgivable sin is, it will stand on earth and in heaven. That which God forgives on earth is already forgiven in heaven. The unforgivable sin will not be forgiven on earth or in heaven. Make certain you have the key of knowledge. Turn with me to chapter 13. Jesus is explaining the parable of the tares.
MATTHEW 13:37 He answered and said unto them,” He That soweth the good seed is the Son of man;(38). The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
This is not part of the parable. Jesus is explaining the parable. God through the Son, planted the good seed, and Satan planted the tears. Jesus leaves no doubt.
MATTHEW 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
The tares are the seed of Satan, that is to say the Kenites. We do not reap the tares. Unless you have spiritual discernment, you can’t tell the tares from the wheat. Leave the reaping to the angels. They are quite capable.
MATTHEW 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
At the end of this world age Satan and his children who won’t repent go into the lake of fire (Rev 20)
MATTHEW 13:41 The son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; (42). And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
If you don’t get it by the end of the millennium, you are never going to get it. At that point it’s too late. Good riddance! We don’t want them in the eternity.
MATTHEW 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father,Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If you have ears to hear open them to this key of knowledge. The key of knowledge also lets your ears discern when something is being said from the enemies side. We are in a spiritual war. Know your
enemy.MATTHEW 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Truth is the most valuable thing in the world. Knowledge will take you into the eternity with many riches.
MATTHEW 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking godly pearls:(46). Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
That is how valuable God’s truth should be to you. It is worth more than everything else you own.
MATTHEW 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:(48). Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
The wheat will be separated from the tares.
MATTHEW 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,(50). And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
I hope you have the key of knowledge, which will ensure you aren’t among those who go into the lake of fire. That key is the most precious thing in the world. In conclusion turn with me to Revelation 3:7.
REVELATION 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;’ these things saith He that is Holy,He That is True, He That hath the key of David,He That openeth, and no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth;
The church of Smyrna and Philadelphia were the only two churches that Christ found no fault with. You have the key of David, if you have the knowledge of these two churches. You know the heritage of the true Christ, and you know the heritage of the Kenites. This key Opens God’s truth That no one,not even the enemy,Can shut.
REVELATION 3:8 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 no denied My name.
The allows you to focus on God’s Word,Not man’s word.The key of knowledge keeps you from denying the name of Jesus Christ by worshiping the antichrist.
REVELATION 3:9 Behold,I will make them of the synagogue of satan, which say they are Jews,And are not,but do lie; behold,I will make them to come and worship before thy feet,and to know that I have loved thee.
The enemy which say they are of Judah will worship at your feet,because you are at the feet of Christ. Every knee will bow to Christ at the beginning of the millennium.The key of knowledge,the key to the Kingdom and the key of David are all about having the truth which will keep you from being deceived by antichrist. Treasure that key. It is the most valuable thing you can process.
In His Service,
Arnold Murray
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