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Matthew 16:20&21
"20 Then charged He His disciples that they should tell no man that He was Jesus the Christ.
21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day."

Peter had answered Jesus's question with great insight given to him from God. This knowledge that Peter shared was a momentous occasion. This is Jesus's FIRST use of the word "Church" or in the original Greek; "Ecclesia." Which means “assembly” or “congregation.” Our English word seems to always conjure up the vision of a building. When Jesus spoke it was about the people.

Jesus's blessings to Peter and the people who will become the church did not stop there. The KEYS to the KINGDOM were metaphorical. The next phrase is NOT symbolic. The authority of binding and loosing, given to Peter, and afterward on all the apostles, should HIGHTEN the way we read the New Testament. Our Lord and Savior is giving His Disciples the power to declare the laws of the gospel and the terms of salvation!!! It's this authority that makes the Acts of the Apostles so profound and historic!! After this the Apostles words have the power and authority of Jesus's words! We need to meditate on these words of Jesus and pay better attention to the writings of the Apostles. 

Today's verse Jesus continues teaching His students; "Then charged He His disciples that they should TELL NO MAN that He was Jesus the Christ." The disciples were not to announce what they know to people untill after the resurrection. Afterwords they were to declare openly and publicly that He was the Christ!

And, Jesus was open and honest about God's plan and what was about to happen; "From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and SUFFER many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be KILLED, and be RAISED again the third day." BUT, His Disciples are in denial, they don't want to believe Jesus will die and they don't understand the Resurrection. If you and me were in their position; we wouldn't understand either. 
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