Rev 1:18 | PNT | STEP | He that liveth, and was dead . Put to death but living. And have the keys of hell and of death . "The keys of death and of Hades" (Revised Version). Not only a victor over death, but the very gates of death and Hades are under his control. Hence he can deliver from the dead whom he will.

Revelation of John 1:18

He that liveth, and was dead. Put to death but living.

And have the keys of hell and of death. "The keys of death and of Hades" (Revised Version). Not only a victor over death, but the very gates of death and Hades are under his control. Hence he can deliver from the dead whom he will.