Wait!… Isaiah Predicted The Pope's Keys? (The Proof is Wild)

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Isaiah 22 Makes ZERO Sense... Until You See the Pope's Exact Title Isaiah 22 describes the exact office Jesus gave to Peter 7 centuries before Christ - a chief steward who holds the keys of the house of David, whose decisions cannot be reversed, and who is called "a father" to God's people. When Jesus tells Peter, "I will give you the keys of the kingdom," He's deliberately invoking this ancient Davidic office. 📌 The Point: The pattern is too precise to ignore - one steward, one keyholder, one father under the king. The question isn't whether the papacy is biblical, but whether we're willing to see what Scripture reveals. 📖 Core Sources Isaiah 22:20-22 - The Davidic Chief Steward: God removes corrupt steward Shebna, appoints faithful Eliakim: "I will call my servant Eliakim... he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah and I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. He shall open and none shall shut and he shall shut and none shall open" Three elements: the key, binding authority, title "father" The office of chief steward was second only to the king himself (like Joseph under Pharaoh) - real administrative power to admit or exclude, make decisions that could not be overturned Matthew 16:18,19 - Jesus Fulfils the Pattern: Peter: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" Jesus: "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church... I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven" Any first-century Jew hearing "keys of the kingdom" would immediately think of Isaiah 22 - Jesus wasn't inventing new imagery, He was invoking the ancient office of chief steward in the house of David The parallel is exact: One receives keys One has binding authority that cannot be reversed One is given a new name (Simon → Peter, like Abram → Abraham) The Pope's Title: Word "pope" comes from Latin "papa" (father) - when Catholics call the pope "holy father," we're applying the biblical designation God gave to the chief steward in Isaiah 22 ⛪ Early Church Evidence St. Irenaeus (c. 180 AD, disciple of Polycarp who knew Apostle John): "The blessed apostles having founded and built up the church committed into the hands of Linus the office of the episcopate. To him succeeded Anacletus and after him Clement... In this order and by this succession the ecclesiastical tradition from the apostles has come down to us" St. Maximus the Confessor (7th century): "The apostolic see has received universal and supreme dominion, authority and power of binding and loosing over all the holy churches of God throughout the whole world" CCC 880-881: When Christ instituted the Twelve, He placed Peter at the head. "The Lord made Simon alone, whom He named Peter, the rock of His church. He gave him the keys of His church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock" 🛡️ Objections Answered "Call no man your father" (Matthew 23:9)? If taken literally, we couldn't call biological fathers "father." Paul calls himself spiritual father (1 Cor 4:15: "I became your father in Christ Jesus"). Jesus was condemning the Pharisees' prideful love of titles, not legitimate spiritual fatherhood. Since God Himself calls the chief steward "father" in Isaiah 22, the title can't be inherently wrong "Christ holds the key of David" (Revelation 3:7)? Catholics agree Christ is ultimate, but delegation doesn't equal displacement. God worked through Moses while also sending His Spirit to the 70 elders. Christ's supremacy doesn't eliminate His appointed representatives - it establishes them Paul rebukes Peter (Galatians 2)? Catholic doctrine never claimed that popes are personally sinless. Papal infallibility is narrow - only when the pope speaks ex cathedra to define faith/morals for the universal Church. Peter's behaviour was personally sinful but involved no official teaching 📺 Chapters 0:00 - Isaiah 22: The Office Jesus Gave Peter (700 Years Before Christ) 2:42 - Eliakim: Keys, Authority, Title "Father" 4:48 - Matthew 16: Jesus Invokes Isaiah 22 6:23 - Early Church: Irenaeus, Maximus Recognized This 8:18 - Objections: "Call No Man Father," Galatians 2 10:18 - Typology Too Precise to Be Coincidental 🌐 Connect 📿 https://totuscatholica.org/rosary 🌍 https://totuscatholica.org/ ✉️ https://totuscatholica.org/contact https://catholicexaminationofconscien...