It Is Necessary!
It is Necessary
In Matthew 16:21-23, Jesus begins to disclose the necessity of His impending suffering, death, and resurrection to His disciples. He articulates that He must go to Jerusalem, where He will endure great suffering at the hands of religious leaders, be killed, and on the third day, be raised to life. Peter, unable to accept this revelation, takes Jesus aside and rebukes Him, insisting that such a fate should never happen to Him. In response, Jesus sternly rebukes Peter, declaring, "Get behind me, Satan!" He emphasizes that Peter's thinking is not aligned with God’s purposes but is instead rooted in human concerns. This passage underscores the tension between divine mission and human understanding, emphasizing the importance of accepting God’s plans, even when they challenge personal expectations.
(ai summarized)
“ From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed and on the third day be raised. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him: “God forbid, Lord! This must not happen to you!” But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.””