Revelation 1:18

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Revelation 1:18

and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead).

Romans 6:9

because we know [the self-evident truth] that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has power over Him.

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore He is able also to save forever (completely, perfectly, for eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede and intervene on their behalf [with God].

Revelation 4:9

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,

Revelation 9:1

Then the fifth angel sounded [his trumpet], and I saw a star (angelic being) that had fallen from heaven to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit (abyss) was given to him (the star-angel).

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.”

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s Shekinah glory, the Light-being, the brilliant light of the divine], and the exact representation and perfect imprint of His [Father’s] essence, and upholding and maintaining and propelling all things [the entire physical and spiritual universe] by His powerful word [carrying the universe along to its predetermined goal]. When He [Himself and no other] had [by offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin] accomplished purification from sins and established our freedom from guilt, He sat down [revealing His completed work] at the right hand of the Majesty on high [revealing His Divine authority],

Hebrews 12:2

[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].

Revelation 3:7

“And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Philadelphia write:

“These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, He who has the key [to the house] of David, He who opens and no one will [be able to] shut, and He who shuts and no one opens:

Revelation 20:14

Then death and Hades [the realm of the dead] were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire [the eternal separation from God].

Job 19:25

“For I know that my Redeemer and Vindicator lives,
And at the last He will take His stand upon the earth.

Psalm 18:46

The Lord lives, blessed be my rock;
And may the God of my salvation be exalted,

Psalm 68:20

God is to us a God of acts of salvation;
And to God the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free].

Isaiah 22:22

“Then I will set on his shoulder the key of the house of David;
When he opens no one will shut,
When he shuts no one will open.

John 14:19

After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also.

Romans 14:8-9

If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. So then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

For the love of Christ controls and compels us, because we have concluded this, that One died for all, therefore all died;

2 Corinthians 13:4

For even though He was crucified in weakness [yielding Himself], yet He lives [resurrected] by the power of God [His Father]. For we too are weak in Him [as He was humanly weak], yet we are alive and well [in fellowship] with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Colossians 3:3

For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.

Hebrews 7:16

who has become a priest, not on the basis of a physical and legal requirement in the Law [concerning his ancestry as a descendant of Levi], but on the basis of the power of an indestructible and endless life.

Revelation 5:14

And the four living creatures kept saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped [Him who lives forever and ever].

Revelation 20:1-2

And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Revelation 1:18

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

That liveth

Was

I am alive

Revelation 4:9

Revelation 5:14

Hebrews 7:16

The keys

General references

Isaiah 43:11

1 Corinthians 15:13

Hebrews 13:8

Bible References

That liveth

“For I know that my Redeemer and Vindicator lives,
And at the last He will take His stand upon the earth.

The Lord lives, blessed be my rock;
And may the God of my salvation be exalted,

After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also.

because we know [the self-evident truth] that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has power over Him.

For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.

Therefore He is able also to save forever (completely, perfectly, for eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede and intervene on their behalf [with God].

Was

If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. So then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

For the love of Christ controls and compels us, because we have concluded this, that One died for all, therefore all died;

I am alive

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,

And the four living creatures kept saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped [Him who lives forever and ever].

The keys

Then the fifth angel sounded [his trumpet], and I saw a star (angelic being) that had fallen from heaven to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit (abyss) was given to him (the star-angel).

And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.

God is to us a God of acts of salvation;
And to God the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free].

“Then I will set on his shoulder the key of the house of David;
When he opens no one will shut,
When he shuts no one will open.

General references

“I, [only] I, am the Lord,
And there is no Savior besides Me.

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;

Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever.