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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Revelation 3:7 → Isaiah 22:22

Quotation

Later text

Revelation 3:7BSB

To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

Earlier text

Isaiah 22:22BSB

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.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square10:19

Significance

Isaiah 22:22 describes Eliakim receiving the key of the house of David with absolute authority to open and shut. Christ applies this Davidic stewardship authority to Himself as the ultimate fulfillment, possessing absolute control over access to God's kingdom. While Eliakim was a faithful but temporary steward, Christ as the Davidic heir exercises permanent and exclusive authority. This messianic fulfillment assures Philadelphia that despite their weakness, Christ guarantees their secure access to the kingdom that no human or demonic power can revoke.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Typology + Promise-Fulfillment

Linked Mentions 2

Trajectory Tables 2