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SYMEON PETER<br />
3. <strong>Peter</strong>: the Rock or satan?<br />
On one occasion Jesus even had to call him or this spirit Satan. This was<br />
soon after the great confession of <strong>Peter</strong> that Jesus was indeed Christ.<br />
When Jesus began to explain His forthcoming death on the cross, <strong>Peter</strong><br />
could not understand Him. It went against all his understanding about the<br />
coming mesia which he just proclaimed who Jesus was. (Matthew 16:21-<br />
23; Mark 8:31-33).<br />
Mat 16:22 -23 And <strong>Peter</strong> taking him, began to rebuke him, saying: Lord, be<br />
it far from you, this shall not be unto you. Who turning, said to <strong>Peter</strong>: Go<br />
behind me, Satan, you are a scandal unto me: because you savour not the<br />
things that are of God, but the things that are of men.<br />
<strong>Peter</strong> was the only person whom Jesus called "Satan".<br />
Later Jesus told <strong>Peter</strong> that Satan had desired him that he might sift him<br />
as wheat. But he had interceded for him that his faith fail not, and, being<br />
once converted, he confirms his brethren (Luke 22:31-32).<br />
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