That’s interesting on two fronts. Peter and rock don 't pun in Aramaic and Peter didn 't speak Greek. In Matthew 16, after Christ makes His promise, He tells of His impending Passion—to which Peter cries out that that God forbid such a thing should happen.

Tagged as: Why was that done? (pp. I Dare You Not to Bore Me with the Bible. [17] And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. © 2020 Christianity.com. [20] Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. The shortfall in Christ’s sufferings: mystical union, messianic woes, the hardships of evangelism, or none of the above? Hitherto he had mainly taught them only one point, That he was the Christ. (16:16). Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/StephenBeale1, It’s Time to Reclaim Our Supernatural Vision, St. John Paul II & the Theology of the Family, The Holy Family Shows Us How to Create a Healthy Home. Another reason for this interpretation: Jewish interpreters who wrote the Talmud (a few hundred years after Christ) spoke of the “gates of gehenna” (the hell of the damned). Jesus’ response is telling: “He turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! Matthew 16 takes place in Caesarea Philippi, situated near a mountainous region containing Mount Hermon. 20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. Herein should we exercise ourselves continually; this should be our practice all the day long. Raised as an evangelical Protestant, he is a convert to Catholicism. Millions are drawn to Binny Hinn’s prosperity Gospel, and many Christians fall for Joel Osteen’s moralistic deism. You are correct about that. All Rights Reserved. Great crosses are occasions of great improvement: and the little ones, which come daily, and even hourly, make up in number what they want in weight. From the gates of the city always marched forth its armies. As an Asian Christian exposed to intentional discipleship in the Philippines, the American "Christian culture" shocked me Answer: The phrase the “gates of hell” is translated in some versions as the “gates of Hades.” “Gates of hell” or “gates of Hades” is found only once in the entire Scriptures, in Matthew 16:18. Also, during Israel’s divided kingdom period, Jereboam built a pagan religious center at Dan—just south of Mount Hermon—where the Israelites worshiped Baal instead of Yahweh. Whosoever will save his life — At the expense of his conscience: whosoever, in the very highest instance, that of life itself, will not renounce himself, shall be lost eternally.

Get thee behind me — Out of my sight. (J. D. Barry & R. Van Noord, Eds.) Actually, “against” (kata) is part of the verb. Jack Wellman August 11, 2020 at 11:19 am. Hades is not hell (Gehenna), but the unseen abode of the dead that holds the departed within its gates. In returning to Matthew 16, we can now see that, by the phrase gates of hell, Jesus is referring to the entirety of hell—to its ruling powers. Of course. RELATED TOPIC:Vicar of Christ, Matthew 16 commentary The pagan origin of papacyRise of Catholicism. In the ancient world, unlike today, cities were encircled by defensive walls.

The powers of hades are represented by its gates. [18] And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Because gates were so closely associated with the essential activities of a city, Scripture sometimes refers to cities as gates. 18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Perhaps the term Satan may not barely mean, Thou art my enemy, while thou fanciest thyself most my friend; but also, Thou art acting the very part of Satan, both by endeavouring to hinder the redemption of mankind, and by giving me the most deadly advice that can ever spring from the pit of hell. Remember God is in control. In this context, we can speak of hell in several different ways. And he left them, and departed. In the Old Testament, this region was known as Bashan—a place with a sinister reputation. We should in humility accept the little crosses that are dispensed to us, as those that best suit our weakness. This could perhaps be taken either way: either death will not overcome the church or death will not be able to resist the church. Heiser, is very clear at the outset of his book, that he hasn’t come up with anything new, he has merely taken what scholarship has already known and is out there, and put it together in a book(s). 117–119). What was Paul thinking when he wrote “Christ… the one being over all, God, blessed for the ages” (Rom. [24] Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. But his point is not that the church must be always on the defensive. We need not insist on choosing one interpretation over the others. Heb. The Gates of Hell in Terrestrial Geography. harrowing hell, 16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. This excludes Peter or any human platform (1Co 3:11). Faith in Christ held in the heart, and confessed with the lips is the very foundation of the spiritual life and of the church.

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