Keys of Heaven
In ecclesiastical heraldry, papal coats of arms (those of individual popes) and those of the Holy See and Vatican City State include an image of crossed keys to represent the metaphorical keys of the office of Saint Peter, the keys of heaven, or the keys of the kingdom of Heaven, that, according to Roman Catholic teaching,Jesus promised to Saint Peter, empowering him to take binding actions. In the Gospel of Matthew 16:19, Jesus says to Peter, "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
The keys of heaven or keys of Saint Peter are seen as a symbol of papal authority: "Behold he [Peter] received the keys of the kingdom of heaven, the power of binding and loosing is committed to him, the care of the whole Church and its government is given to him [cura ei totius Ecclesiae et principatus committitur (Epist., lib. V, ep. xx, in P.L., LXXVII, 745)]".
Saint Peter is often depicted in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox paintings and other artwork as holding a key or a set of keys. The general layout of St Peter's Basilica also is roughly key-shaped; evocative of the keys entrusted to Saint Peter. Since the 16th century a symbolical pair of keys is created for every pope and buried on death with him.
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19 Keys
19 Keys was a British game show that aired on Five. It aired five nights a week from 10 November to 5 December 2003. It was hosted by Richard Bacon.
Format
Four contestants each stand at a podium inside a glass cube. Each of the podiums has a panel with 19 squares on it, each representing one of the show's 19 keys. During the first two rounds of play, the host asks a series of questions, correct answers would randomly eliminate one of the show's 19 keys on that contestant's panel, whereas incorrect answers would cause one key to be relit.
In Round 2, the contestants have the option to answer a question for themselves or pass it to one of their opponents in the hope that they get it wrong. Upon reaching seven keys eliminated, the contestant could either relight one key each on two of their opponents' panels or two keys on one opponent's panel.
However, in round 3, contestants are given a choice as to how difficult each question was, with three levels of difficulty. As the game progressed, two timers, a clock timer and money timer would run concurrently with one another.
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Keys of Heaven
ALBUMS
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Nuggets of the Golden Age of Gospel 1945-1958
Released 2009- Walk Around
- I'm Tramping
- I've Got A Home In That Rock
- He Knows How Much You Can Bear
- He Knows My Heart
- The World Can't Do Me No Harm
- How Far I Am From Canaan
- Each Day
- Lead Me To That Rock
- Angels, Angels, Angels
- Mother's Song
- Jesus Is The Name
- Same Train
- The Lord's Prayer
- Wings of Faith
- One Day
- I'd Rather Serve Jesus
- At The Cross
- The Lord's Gospel Train
- Bedside of a Neighbor
- There Is Rest For the Weary
- They Buried Sin
- On The Highway
- Sending Up This Prayer
- Jesus Be My Keeper
- Walking in Jesus Name
- Where Could I Go
- Bye and Bye
