Just as the pharisees and scribes were entrusted with teaching God’s word to Israel, Christian pastors are similarly obliged to lead their flocks to knowledge of and obedience to God’s truth, opening the door to His kingdom. Yet, like the pharisees, some MAGA pastors bury that truth beneath hypocrisy, self-serving interpretations and false teaching that hide “the key to knowledge” and hinder those who seek to enter.