Data about Keys, Part 3 of Chapter 7 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6

Data about Keys, Part 3 of Chapter 7 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6

Pages 117 to 128

1. Related Passages on Keys

There are several interesting scriptural passages that refer to those holding keys:

1. Elijah held the keys of the sealing power (turning the hearts of the fathers and children) in ancient Israel. (Mal. 4:5-6; D & C 27:9; 110:13-16)
2. Nephi, the son of Helaman, in the early Christian era also held important keys of sealing. (Helaman 10:4-10)
3. Elias held the keys of “the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham” (D & C 110:12), while another called by the same name [probably Gabriel, or Noah] was “committed the keys of bringing to pass the restoration of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, concerning the last days.” (D & C 27:6)
4. Moroni holds “the keys of the record of the stick of Ephraim.” (D & C 27:5)
5. Jesus Christ, when He appeared to John, said, “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” (Rev. 1:18)