The timestamp is 1:30 on this photo I took today on Palm Sunday. Scripture identifies him as Simon Peter. 😮 MARK 1:30 AMP “Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they told Him about her.”
PETER, SIMON (Σίμων Πέτρος). The man who figures generally as the leader of the twelve disciples in the NT usually bears the name Peter (Πέτρος, G4377). This name was given to him by Jesus (Mark 3:16; Luke 6:14; John 1:42).
MATTHEW 16:16-18 AMP “Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.” Then Jesus answered him, “Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ].
MATTHEW 16:21-23 AMP From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples [clearly] that He must go to Jerusalem, and endure many things at the hands of the elders and the chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and be killed, and be raised [from death to life] on the third day. Peter took Him aside [to speak to Him privately] and began to reprimand Him, saying, “May God forbid it! This will never happen to You.” But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on things of God, but on things of man.”
RECEIPT 📸
WHEN I SAVED THE ABOVE IMAGE TO MY COMPUTER FOR THIS BLOG POST, IT HAD AN IMAGE NUMBER 3344. I HAD AN UNCTION TO LOOK UP THE HEBREW MEANING OF THAT NUMBER.
3344. yaqad יָקַד
Hebrew meaning: burning, burn, burns, hearth, kindled
The verb appears nine times, always describing the kindling or maintenance of literal or figurative fire.
The Two Fires of Peter's Story:
The Fire of Denial (John 18): During Jesus' trial, Peter waits in the high priest's courtyard. Standing around a charcoal fire with soldiers, he denies knowing Jesus three times to avoid arrest.
The Fire of Restoration (John 21): After the resurrection, Jesus prepares a breakfast of fish and bread over a charcoal fire for the disciples. He invites them to eat and thrice asks Peter, "Do you love me?", restoring him after his earlier betrayal.
The same setting that witnessed Peter’s failure becomes the place of his reinstatement, highlighting Jesus’ grace and mercy.
The rare Greek word for "charcoal fire" (anthrakian) links these two scenes, showing how Jesus uses similar situations to bring healing and to "refine" Peter.
By this fire, Jesus instructs Peter to "feed my sheep," transitioning him from the guilt of his failure into his role as a leader.
"If you openly declare Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.”
Romans 10:9-11
RAISE YOUR HANDS IN SUBMISSION & PRAY THIS PRAYER ALOUD TO RECEIVE ETERNAL SALVATION: "Jesus, I declare that You are the Son of God who died for my sins. I believe you were raised on the third day and are now seated at the right hand of God the Father. I confess my sins to you now & ask for Your forgiveness. I ask you to come and live in my heart & to be my Lord and Savior. Thank you for giving me Your righteousness and making me a child of God."
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