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An answer from the Messianic Jewish side of the isle.What did Jesus actually mean? Was Peter The Rock, or was Jesus himself the foundation of the whole church?
I found the Rock from Peter’s Confession
Ron Cantor — June 17, 2019
The passage begins with Yeshua taking his guys on a field trip to Caesarea Philippi, about 25 miles from Capernaum. This region was off limits to Jews. The rabbis forbade it. It was utterly demonic. People worshiped Pan, the half-man, half-goat, sex-crazed god. They committed unspeakable sexual acts there as part of their pagan worship.
On the mountain, there is a cave called, The Gates of Hell. It was through these gates, they thought, that one could enter hell itself. The cave was called the Cave of the gods.
Yeshua took His disciples there to make a few points.
- Yeshua was not afraid of the enemy. He walked around knowing that demons were afraid of Him! Often believers are afraid of demons. I have news for you—if Yeshua lives in you, then demons are scared in your presence. The presence of God in you and the word of God in your mouth is torture to demons. Whenever demons saw Yeshua, they were terrified.
- Gates are not offensive in nature, but defensive. They protect, not attack. But Yeshua, standing near the “Gates of Hell” was saying, “All the power in hell cannot stop what I am building. Not Greek gods nor Roman ones; not some pervert goat—no, I am coming to take over!”
- And then, there is the issue of the rock. If you go to the region of this cave, it is one beautiful mountain made of rock. Yeshua was not like the rabbis. He clearly said that he had not come for the healthy but for the sick. He was often seen with drunkards and sinners, sharing His message. He was referring to the rock upon which this cave to hell existed. Again, he was coming to take over. He preached with authority, not like the rabbis. He would build a congregation, not in the Temple, but in the uttermost parts of the world. He was not playing it safe; he was seeking to rescue the utterly lost.
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