I believe that the interpretation offered here ("Does this foretell the effect of the observer on eliminating uncertainty in quantum mechanics, which was not discovered until 2000 years later?") is faulty. Binding and loosing is a Rabbinical term that basically means the authority to forbid or to permit. Its therefore likely, depending on if you are Catholic or Protestant, giving the church immense authority over Earth or giving Peter (and thereby his successors) authority over the church (ie further explanation of Matthew 16:18). Alternatively it could refer to the authority of the Church to forgive sins (as later said in John 20:23: "Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained". --[[User:Generalissimo|Generalissimo]] ([[User talk:Generalissimo|talk]]) 16:36, 22 December 2017 (EST) | I believe that the interpretation offered here ("Does this foretell the effect of the observer on eliminating uncertainty in quantum mechanics, which was not discovered until 2000 years later?") is faulty. Binding and loosing is a Rabbinical term that basically means the authority to forbid or to permit. Its therefore likely, depending on if you are Catholic or Protestant, giving the church immense authority over Earth or giving Peter (and thereby his successors) authority over the church (ie further explanation of Matthew 16:18). Alternatively it could refer to the authority of the Church to forgive sins (as later said in John 20:23: "Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained". --[[User:Generalissimo|Generalissimo]] ([[User talk:Generalissimo|talk]]) 16:36, 22 December 2017 (EST) |