[Greek] κλείω (kleiō), [Latin] claudare, [Latin] clausa: to shut, to close, to shut up, to shut up compassion, to block the entrance, to have no pity, to lock (with a key); Mt.23:13, Mt.25:10, Lk.4:25, Lk.11:7,Jn.20:19, Act.5:23, Act.21:30
The sad truth is that Mass attendance continues to decrease. Because of this more and more parishes are being closed or combined. These events have been occurring under the Modernists’ leadership since Vatican II. These Modernists are unable to shut down this trend. It is as if the Modernists are managing the decline of Jesus’ Church.
Background Information:
Old Testament: This term takes on the sense of shutting or closing. This term also is associated with its related noun form kleis (key). Interestingly, this is what a key precisely does: to control access (close or shut). Therefore, the holder of the keys (kleis) had substantial authority.
Eliakim: Isa.22:15,19-24:
- Eliakim, the prime minister for King David, managed and controlled access to the palace.
- Eliakim was responsible for executing the will of King David.
- Eliakim held the keys (authority of the master of the palace).
- Provisions were made for a successor in the event of the death of this gate keeper.
- Eliakim becomes a precursor to Peter as a holder of the keys of authority.
- Peter also essentially becomes a prime minister to Jesus.
- Christ later made provisions for a successor to Peter.
New Testament: This term means to close, to lock, and to close off (refuse).
Scripture:
Mt.6:6: When you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. (Praying in secret provides for a more intimate relationship with God.)
Mt.25:10: While they [virgins] went off to buy it (oil), the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast. Then the door was locked. (The wedding feast (heaven) will not remain open for those who are not present or ready to enter it.)
Scribes and Pharisees lock the kingdom of heaven before human beings: Mt.23:13
- Woe to you: scribes and Pharisees: this occurs in the prophetic warning against the horrors and punishment for sin.
- The scribes and Pharisees are hypocrites in their actions and speech. They seek to embellish their reputations.
- By their authority they have the key (control) of knowledge of heaven.
- They are restricting access (entrance) into heaven.
- They shut up access by teaching false doctrines, human traditions, and restricting the truth of Jesus.
- The scribes and Pharisees do not themselves go through this entrance.
1Jn.3:17:If someone one who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses [shuts up] him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him?
Why is everyone who hates his brother is a ‘murderer’? 1Jn.3:11-18
- Cain, whose works were evil, belonged to the evil one. Cain, out of envy, murdered his brother.
- One who has within his heart the spirit of the murderer leads to the destruction of others.
- Whoever hates his brother can potentially “murder” others’ souls and even even “murder” one’s own soul.
- You know that a murderer has no eternal life remaining in him.
- This “murderous spirit” contrasts with one’s laying down one’s life for the good of others.
- As Jesus did for us, we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
- The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He is a liar and the father of lies (Jn.8:44).
- God will hold one responsible as God will judge people for what is “in their hearts.”
Quotes:
“If you excuse yourself in confession, you shut up sin within your soul, and shut your pardon.” St. Augustine
“What is reprehensible is that while leading good lives themselves and abhorring those of wicked men, some, fearing to offend, shut their eyes to evil deeds instead of condemning them and pointing out their malice.” St. Augustine
“You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desire and temporal affairs.” St. Norbert
“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.” Unknown
“It is not an external enemy we dread. Our foe is shut up within ourselves. An internal warfare is daily waged by us.” St. John Cassian.
Conclusion:
Keys, conclude, exclude, include, clause
In the Old Testament, Eliakim becomes the precursor to Peter’s role as prime minister for Jesus.
Update: The are too many close-minded Cardinals, bishops, and priests who are not open to the supernatural. The bishop of San Antonio REFUSED to look into the Divine Mercy prophetic messages. This bishop summarily dismissed this prophecy as false. Is it because the message would indicate an indictment against what is happening in the Church?
In their efforts to “renew” and “reform” the Church, these “close-minded” Modernists cannot see that their actions are contributing to more liturgical confusion and chaos, heresy, schism, and evil. And how do they respond to these problems? They again “renew” and “reform” the Church ==> more problems [rinse and repeat, etc….] Pope Francis has become the logical end result of Vatican II.
Although perhaps well-intentioned, Vatican II has led to a spiritual and pastoral disaster for the Church. Pope Paul VI’s mention of the “smoke of satan” (liturgical confusion and chaos) remains in the Church.
Pope Francis’ Traditiones Custodes seeks to shut down the access to celebrating the THRIVING Traditional Latin Mass. The pope does this while churches are closing, Novus Order Mass attendance is declining, and TL Mass attendance is thriving. Rather than seeing consequences of their Modernist actions, these Modernists must remain “true believers” in their cause.
Perhaps it is now time to have a Pope Pius XIII, who will truly renew and restore the traditions of the Church.
Pope Francis and his inner circle, in their outreach to the LGBTQ community, are closing off access to forgiveness and conversion by refusing to state the sinfulness of the homosexuality.
Pope Francis and his inner circle could be potentially guilty of “spiritual manslaughter” or “spiritual murder” for putting many souls into moral danger and peril. Many are being lead to believe that homosexuality is acceptable before God. These clergy, who have greater responsibility, will be more harshly judged by God.
Texas is at least making an effort to close off the border to stop the illegal immigration in the United States.
The Diocese of Baltimore proposes to reduce their parishes by over 60%. Church attendance in Western Europe is very low. These are just another examples of the Modernists failing to lead and inspire the faithful.
Cardinal Sarah recently accused Western bishops of worldliness and succumbing to the temptation of practical atheism. Rather than being a “sign of contradiction” following the values of Christ, these bishops seek to be “loved by the world”. This in part can can explain why many cardinals, bishops, and priest cowardly refuse to speak out against evil and heresy.