POVERTY (See POOR) POWER (See AUTHORITY) POWER OF THE KEYS (Gr. kleis, key). A phrase whose origin lies in the words of Jesus to Peter, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matt 16:19). It has also been connected with the binding and loosing of Matthew 18:18 and the authority to forgive or not to forgive of John 20:22–23. Moreover, Jesus is presented in Revelation 3:7 as having