Isaiah 22: 22 says,

I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no-one can shut, and what he shuts no-one can open. [1]

This verse was originally part of a prophecy given to Isaiah concerning the raising up of Eliakim to a position of authority in Jerusalem and Judah. It also has a place in a long history of similar prophecies that we relate to the dominion of Jesus Christ over the works of the Devil.

In recent years this same verse has been mentioned in prophecies concerning the present day church …