The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"Here"""124 THE FAITH OP OUR FATHERS.fman had received the keys of a city, was equivalent tothe assertion that he had been appointeditsgovernorIn the Book of Revelation, our Saviour says thacHe has the keys of death and of lwhichhell,"means that He is endowed with power over deathand hell. In fact, even to this day, does not thepresentation of keys convey among ourselves theidea of authority? I? the proprietor of a house,ou leavingit for the summer, says to any friend :are the keys of my would not thishouse,"simple declaration, without a word of explanation, convey the idea, I give youfull controlof my house. You may admit or exclude whomyou please.You represent me in my absence ? Letus now apply this interpretation to our Redeemer swords. When He says to Peter: "I will give tothee the keys," etc., He evidently means : I will givethee supreme authority over My Church, which isthe citadel of faith, My earthly Jerusalem. Thouand thy successors shall be My visible representatives to the end of time. And be it rememberedthat to Peter alone, and to no other Apostle, werethese solemn words addressed.Fulfilment of the Promise. The promise which .ourRedeemer made of creating Peter the supremeRuler of His Church, is fulfilled in the following"passage Jesus saith to Simon Peter ::Simon, sonof John, lovest thou Me more than these ? He saitbto Him :Yea, Lord, Thou knowest that I love Thee*1 fiev. i 18.