To show that Rev. 3:7 is a quote from the Old Testament and how that adds deeper and more personal meaning to “the key of David” – that it is a quote from Isaiah 22:22. To then show what “the key to the house of David” means and how it is applied in the context of Isaiah 22. How then does that added meaning from Isaiah 22 apply to Christ, as the One who today possesses the key of David? And, how does it apply to all of the true members of God's Church who are Following Christ?

Steven Shafer

Elder, United Church of God

Steve Shafer was born and raised in Seattle. He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1959 and later graduated from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas in 1967, receiving a degree in Theology. He has been an ordained Elder of the Church of God for 34 years and has pastored congregations in Michigan and Washington State. He and his wife Evelyn have been married for over 48 years and have three children and ten grandchildren.