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Have you thought about why Jesus chose
Caesarea Philippi-Banias

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to reveal who he is?

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Towards the end of his time in Galilee
Jesus took his disciples

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to a very unusual place near 
Caesarea Philippi.

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It was a place of pagan worship and
and was the location of the god 'Pan'

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who according to Greek mythology
was known as the god of nature,

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the wild, shepherds and flocks
and the companion of nymphs.

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It was quite possible that Jesus was
standing here, what was called

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at that time 'The Gate of Hell',

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as some believed that this cavernous
opening literally was the door

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to the underworld.

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In the immensity of the stones nearby
Jesus asked

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Who do people say I am? 
Who do you say I am?

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Peter says, You are the Christ, the
Son of the Living God.

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Jesus replies, And I tell you, you
are Peter

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and on this rock I will build my Church
and the gates of hell shall not

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prevail against it. Matthew 16:18-19.

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Amid the natural strongholds, the
revelation by Peter

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that Jesus was the Messiah, the 
Son of God

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and Jesus commissioning Peter to lead
His church

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This event and location was a powerful
encounter

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in which we know Jesus claimed victory.

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All around us is the cry to worship 
other gods

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and the question always exists,
Who are you going to worship?

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