Matthew the apostle wrote how, “ began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from you, Lord: this shall not be unto you”, and in chapter sixteen and verse twenty-three of his book, Matthew shares how Jesus said to Peter, “get thee behind me, Satan” where we read:
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: you are an offense unto me: for you savor not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
The verse reads, “But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan:”. Matthew began with the word, “but” or “nevertheless, moreover and” “he turned” which means “Jesus turned back toward Peter”, “and said” or “uttered, declared and proclaimed” “unto Peter” which means “to Jesus' disciple whose name means a rock or stone”, “Get thee behind me” which means “withdraw and depart from Jesus”, “Satan” or “the adversary, prince of evil spirits and the inveterate accuser”. Matthew shared how Jesus turned back toward Peter and told him to “depart from Him” as He called Him “the accuser and devil”.
The verse goes on to say, “you are an offense unto me: for you savor not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” Matthew continued with the words, “you are an offense” which means “Peter is an impediment, trigger of a trap and stumbling-stone” “unto me” or “to Jesus”: “for you savor not” or “because Peter does not have understanding, wisdom, harmony and modesty about” “the things” which refers to “the renderings” “that be of God” or “that are from the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “but” which means “nevertheless, notwithstanding, moreover and” “those that be of men” or “the rendering that are from human beings whether male or female”. Matthew shared how Jesus told Peter He was and “impediment and stumbling-stone” to Him because He did not understand God's “things” and went after the “things” of people instead.
When we consider Matthew's words in this verse, we imagine how humiliated Peter felt when Jesus called him “Satan” and an “offensive stumbling-stone” as well. Peter was seeing Jesus from an “earthly, human and physical standpoint” and not from a “spiritual” one. God intended for Jesus to come and die for the sins of the world. Three days later He would conquer death by raising from the dead, and when Peter attempted to alter His plan, Jesus knew “Satan” was behind His opposition. Let all who read these words consider Jesus' rebuke to Peter and seek to find themselves in alignment with God's truth concerning His Son Jesus and not “rebuked” by Jesus.
Next time Matthew shares how Jesus says what a person must do, “if any man will come after me”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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