Matthew 16:17–19, Bind … loose. Yeshua clearly gave the authority of the Sanhedrin (the ruling body of Jewish leaders in Yeshua’s day) over to his apostolic disciples.
No longer do we need to look to the authority of the religious Jewish leaders for determining how to obey YHVH, nor for making rulings pertaining to religious service. First, there is no Sanhedrin today to tell us these things. Second, in Matthew 16:17–19, Yeshua clearly transferred to his apostles—the church leaders of that time—the authority of the Sanhedrin to make judicial rulings and decisions about spiritual matters pertaining to his kahal (the congregation or church). This authority would include making determinations about the biblical calendars.
No longer, does the kahal of Yeshua have to wait for a Jewish Sanhedrin to form to tell them how to follow the Word of Elohim with regard to the biblical calendar or any other subjects for that matter. Today, the spiritual apostolic leaders of the saints can simply teach and do what the Bible says, and heaven will honor or endorse their decisions (called “binding” and “loosing”)! That’s what Yeshua says in Matthew 16:19, and this is exactly what his apostolic leaders did in Acts 15 at the first apostolic council.
