Monthly Manna Revelation: April 2024

Apostle Dr. James Brewton

Born-again Believers Possess the Master Key to the Kingdom 

There is indeed a master key that unlocks everything in the kingdom of God here on earth. And this master key to the kingdom is already in your possession. Furthermore, the master key to the kingdom is a multi-functional key. God’s desire for all of his sons and daughters—citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven—is that we have the power to transform not only our lives, but also the lives of those around us, and to bring glory to His Name.

To accomplish something significant for the kingdom of God on earth, to be used by God mightily in these last days, we must discover and learn how to use the master key to the kingdom. God has not hidden His wisdom from us, as it relates to full understanding of this master key. Full understanding and use of the master key to the kingdom of God has been given to born-again believers and is available for accessing God’s best. Again, we are sons and daughters—citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven—who have an internal revelation of the King and His kingdom.

In other words, we don’t look externally or outside of ourselves to find the master key to the kingdom, especially since the kingdom of God resides in our heart (see Luke 17:21). God has revealed this master key to us through His Word. When we use the key properly, it will open to us the infinite treasure of His grace—the blessings bought and paid for by the blood of Jesus.

In one of His parables, Jesus said something that distinguishes those who would have access to this master key to the kingdom and those who would not. Let’s read from Mark chapter 4, verses 9-12 (NKJV):

9 And He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" 10 But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11 And He said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, 12 so that 'Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.' "

Yes, the master key to the kingdom of God is reserved for those who are in covenant with the King. Man-made doctrines of religious tradition are the greatest enemy of the church today. Not only has religion created a consciousness and a system of beliefs that causes people to completely misunderstand their relationship with God, but also this form of religion denies the life and power of Jesus Christ and the gospel of the kingdom.

You see, the master key to the kingdom of God is based upon righteousness or right standing before God. In other words, righteousness is a standard of our position with God; not by our works, but by our faith in Jesus Christ.

Let’s examine a passage of scripture from Romans chapter 3. It is a bit lengthy, but I encourage you to read it with me or listen intently for the revelation that it contains; verses 9-24 (NKJV):

9 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin. 10 As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one; 11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. 12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one." 13 "Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit"; "The poison of asps is under their lips"; 14 "Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness." 15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways; 17 And the way of peace they have not known." 18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes." 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

The real substance of this passage begins with verse 20, which deals with justification and the righteousness of God apart from the law. The righteousness of God is revealed to those who have faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe— “For there is no difference.” Listen, the righteous of God and faith in Jesus Christ are the same! There is no difference. When you have faith in Jesus Christ for salvation, you become the righteousness of God. You are put in right standing with God.

Romans chapter 5, verses 1-2 (NKJV) says it like this:

1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

God has revealed Himself to people in remarkable and unusual ways. Sometimes He has made His will known through dreams. He has also shown Himself through nature. But His greatest and most meaningful revelation to the born-again believer is through the Second and Third Persons of the Trinity, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

The Bible speaks often of the “glory of God” —the visible appearance, the very apparent presence of His moral beauty and perfection. Nowhere has God’s glory been more fully expressed than through His Son, Jesus Christ. This is a glory in which all believers share. At the end of this age of grace, true Christians—those who trust God and comply with the principles of the kingdom, living a lifestyle that is Christ-like—will be glorified in the heavenly presence of God, whose glory will be seen everywhere. The believer’s response is one of praise and adoration.

Remember, the master key to the kingdom is multi-functional. Righteousness and Faith are components of the multi-faceted master key to the kingdom. As believers in Christ Jesus, through faith, we have complete authority in Him and by Him. As Matthew chapter 28, verse 18 (NKJV) says: “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.” Also, in 1 Corinthians chapter 6, verse 17 (NKJV) we read: “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.” 1 John chapter 4, verse 17 (NKJV, emphasis added) goes on to say: “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.”

What we need now is to add a major facet to this master key of the kingdom; and that is, revelation knowledge of who Jesus is. Many people know Jesus is an eternal Spirit, yet they worship Him from an external perspective. In other words, they don’t really have a revelation of who Jesus is.

Let’s take a look at The Gospel of Matthew chapter 16, verses 13-20 (NKJV), not only for a revelation of the Person of Jesus as King, but also for a revelation of the authority and power of the church—the body of Christ:

13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" 14 So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." 20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.

By calling Jesus the Christ, in verse 16, Peter acknowledged that Jesus was Israel’s promised Savior; by calling Him “Son of the living God,” Peter acknowledged His divine power. Jesus makes it clear to Peter that no mere human made of flesh and blood could have given him this revelation; only God Himself.

Peter is the English translation of the Greek word Petros, meaning “stone” or “large rock.” (Strong’s N.T. #4074)

Having received insight that Jesus is God and Messiah was Peter’s bedrock statement of faith concerning the revelation of who Jesus is. The revelation of the church is that it is built, sustained, and secured, even against the gates of Hades; and all of the powers of evil will not be able to stop it. And so, revelation knowledge of Jesus as God and Messiah is not only symbolic of the strength and the security of the church, but also the crowning facet of the master key to the kingdom of God.

When you accept that you are the righteousness of God through your faith in Jesus Christ, you can rule over your circumstances and your environment just as Jesus did. You can declare that you are the righteousness of God and rule in every area of your life. You can expect answers from God because you are right with Him. Righteousness is the act of being able to go before God and stand in His presence without any sense of guilt, shame, or inferiority. Do you now see how multi-functional the master key to the kingdom is?

The master key to the kingdom of God unlocks, for true believers, the prophetic authority of Jesus Christ and the present authority of Jesus Christ for the believer’s use on earth to open doors no one can shut and shut doors no man can open. Promotion comes from God; He puts down one and sets up another (see Psalm 75:6-7).

Today, the world is in a state of chaos because people have rebelled against the order of the King. People are responsible for the upkeep of the earth. Psalm chapter 115, verse 16 (NKJV) says: “The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s; but the earth He has given to the children of men.” This verse emphasizes that while the highest heavens belong to the Lord, the earth is a gift bestowed upon humanity. It beautifully captures the divine sovereignty over the celestial realms and the earthly domain entrusted to us.

To date, men have been poor stewards of the earth. Men have followed strong after the seven deadly sins—(1) vainglory, or pride, (2) greed, or covetousness, (3) lust, or inordinate or illicit sexual desire, (4) envy, (5) gluttony, which is usually understood to include drunkenness, (6) wrath, or anger, and (7) sloth, as opposed to following , by faith in Jesus Christ, the seven virtues of the kingdom—love , (2) humility, (3) chastity, (4) gratitude, (5) temperance, (6) patience, and (7) diligence.

2 Timothy chapter 3, verses 1-5 lays out the apostasy chosen by man, rather than choosing to be compliant to the principles of the Kingdom:

1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

People who are opposed to God, and are subverting truth for a lie, are being replaced with God’s remnant body of true believers who have not bowed the knee to Baal. These are the Elijah’s, Elisha’s, Joseph’s and Daniels of this day whose promotion has come for such a time as this: To restore the earth and its inhabitants for the Lord’s return.

Let’s read a passage from the Old Testament book of Isaiah which details God’s anger with current men and women who have been stout against Him and His Word. Isaiah chapter 22, verses 19-23 (NKJV):

            19 So I will drive you out of your office, And from your position he will pull you down.

20 'Then it shall be in that day, That I will call My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah;

21 I will clothe him with your robe And strengthen him with your belt; I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem And to the house of Judah. 22 The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open. 23 I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place, And he will become a glorious throne to his father's house.

Listen, if it is God’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom as stated in Luke chapter 12, verse 32 (NKJV), then doesn’t it stand to reason that It is also God’s good pleasure to give us the master key which unlocks the doors to the kingdom, giving us access to the best that God has? The master key to the kingdom gives true believers access to “All Kingdom All The Time.”

When you make Jesus Christ your Savior and Lord, you become a new creation within your spirit. Your flesh still has to be renewed by the Word of God before it is conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. And that is a consistent process of what I call, “Faith in Action” —complete, absolute, uncompromising trust in God!

When you are in Christ, old things are passed away and all things become new (see 2 Corinthians 5:17). You become one spirit with Him (see 1 Corinthians 6:17). Jesus is the Master Key to the kingdom of God; therefore, you already possess the master key to the kingdom. In the Book of Revelation chapter 1, verse 18 (NKJV), Jesus said: “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.”

The devil does not rule on earth, since God has given the earth to the children of men; however, he does rule through the mind of men who give heed to seducing spirits. As Proverbs 23:7a (NKJV) says, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.”

Born-again believers are the righteousness of God in the earth. We have been given authority to rule because the blood of Jesus and His righteousness made it possible when we accepted salvation through our faith in His finished work on the cross. Therefore, we should never allow anything or anyone to influence our attitude about our righteousness before the Father.

Here is the conclusion of the matter. Jesus Christ is the Master Key to the kingdom of God; and we possess this master key through our consciousness and confidence in who we are in Him; “for as He is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17b NKJV).

Revelation chapter 3, verses 7-13 (NKJV) speaks of Christ’s perfection, His sinless life, His truth, His authority, and Christ as King:

7 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, 'These things says He who is holy, He who is true, "He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens": 8 I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie--indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11 Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. 12 He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. 13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." '

It is Jesus Christ “who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens." And born-again believers have access, by the Spirit of God, to the Master Key to the kingdom of God. Possess it! Open the door and come inside. God’s best awaits you!