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NASB	Matthew 16:19 "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."
AMPLIFIED 2015	Matthew 16:19 "I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth will have [already] been loosed in heaven." [Is 22:22; Matt 18:18]

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Bible Question (short): Binding and Losing?

Question (full): Dear forum members,

What is Jesus talking about here?

Is this talking about verse 18 where it says the gates of Hades will not prevail over the church? I am thinking here about Revelation 1:18 where Jesus has the keys of death and of Hades, meaning He has triumphed over them and how in Mathew 16:19 Jesus says I give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. It seems like He has two sets of keys, all the power over Hades and death and over heaven. So is Jesus saying we have the power over things on earth, those things in the power of the devil to bind them and lose them because Jesus triumphed?

Or is this talking about the same principle of Mathew 18:15-20 to bind (not to forgive a sin) or to lose (to forgive a sin)? I am looking at the text here and trying to see here what the scope of the actions of the church is here in "binding and losing", and trying to see if that is what is meant in Mathew 16:19.

God's Day To You, Tamara