Hello Trinko. Millions are drawn to Binny Hinn’s prosperity Gospel, and many Christians fall for Joel Osteen’s moralistic deism. Would not one have expected, that these should have been the very first to receive him? In the Old Testament, this region was known as Bashan—a place with a sinister reputation. Instead, the gates of death could be thought of as prison doors that once barred the way to heaven. The gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Heiser, is very clear at the outset of his book, that he hasn’t come up with anything new, he has merely taken what scholarship has already known and is out there, and put it together in a book(s).

And Jesus coming — There was a large interval of time between what has been related, and what follows. This is significant because, according to what we profess in the Apostles’ Creed, Christ has already visited this hell. This connection will be done through Peter s testimony of Jesus being the Christ. In addition to hades, the New Testament writers used the word gehenna as a specific term for the place of eternal punishment for sinners. Yea, so far is this advice, favour thyself, from being fit for a Christian either to give or take, that if any man will come after Christ, his very first step is to deny, or renounce himself: in the room of his own will, to substitute the will of God, as his one principle of action. However, when Peter stated that Thou art the Christ Jesus rewarded him by stating that he is Peter which is a small rock connecting all those whom he come in contact with to the rock Petra , which is a massive rock which is Christ himself. The level of scholarship that this guy possesses is more than anybody I’ve ever come across in my lifetime. But what exactly does Jesus mean here? Jesus’ response is telling: “He turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! © Copyright 2020 Catholic Exchange. So, in pledging that the “gates of hell” would not prevail against the Church, Christ was promising that Satan and his minions would not defeat it. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press; Bible Study Magazine. These Old Testament precedents lead some interpreters to read Matthew 16:18 as a promise that the Church will never perish or go extinct. “She never introduced herself as co-redemptrix. → Four reasons why “protesters” left Catholic church.

Hades is not hell (Gehenna), but the unseen abode of the dead that holds the departed within its gates. 18 And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my congregation, and (the) gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. From this time he taught them another, That Christ must through sufferings and death enter into his glory. Well, why would you be convinced (of anything) by a mere small little summary such as that? No. At least this is how Origen read the verse: “But in heavenly things every spiritual sin is a gate of hell, to which are opposed the gates of righteousness.”. New Testament, —The gates of Hades (see Note on Matthew 11:23), not of Gehenna, the place of torment. The amount of data from other scholarship he presents throughout his book is equally impressive. We should in humility accept the little crosses that are dispensed to us, as those that best suit our weakness. Commentators have seen Jonah as foreshadowing the three days between the crucifixion and the Resurrection of Christ. σίαν, his stedfast faith and the confession he made of it, οὐ κατισχύσουσιν αὐτῆς, that the gates of Hades will not he able to resist it, καὶ πυλῶν ᾅδου κατισχύσει, κλειδούχου ἔργον τὸ εἰσάγειν, Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, quos in apostolicae confessionis petra solidasti, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. harrowing hell, It is the essence of the teaching of the New Testament that the platform or foundation of the Christian society, the church, is this belief that "Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God" (see Mt 16:16 Joh 6:69). In ancient Israel specifically, the gates of the city were a public gathering spot, a market, and where the elders, judges, and king held court, according to biblical commentators. (2) Every saint is a stone (see 1Pe 2:5). Another reason for this interpretation: Jewish interpreters who wrote the Talmud (a few hundred years after Christ) spoke of the “gates of gehenna” (the hell of the damned). But what about the second part? But a general cause is applied to particular effects by means of something special. Jesus’ atonement bridged the gulf and breached the “gates” so that the repentant in prison could be liberated through the vicarious ordinances. “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah!… I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt 16:17–18). Since city authorities conducted their most important activities at the gates, one French Catholic commentator, Louis de Carrières, concludes that the gates signify the powers of a city. In Matthew 16, after Christ makes His promise, He tells of His impending Passion—to which Peter cries out that that God forbid such a thing should happen. The gates of hell could not prevail against them. And whosoever will lose his life shall find it - What he loses on earth he shall find in heaven. Satan brought hell’s gate closer to the church. This exchange suggests that beneath the surface of Matthew 16, Christ is engaged with a struggle over the future of the Church with Satan. However, Pope Francis still holds non-scriptural traditions, and his role in the ecumenicism of religions, leading to a one-world faith is disconcerting. In these instances the “church” is not so much an institution as it is a group of individuals who repent, come unto Christ through the ordinances of the gospel, and endure in faith to the end. Death is the gates of hell/hades or afterlife. Why was that done? He saw it was needful for the pride of Peter's heart, puffed up with the commendation lately given him. 20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. This could perhaps be taken either way: either death will not overcome the church or death will not be able to resist the church. Hell can 't prevail against God foundation because it doesn 't have the greater strenght like God power. As an Asian Christian exposed to intentional discipleship in the Philippines, the American "Christian culture" shocked me Since this rock is the foundation of the church, the central principle, the fundamental idea, we are aided to a correct decision by the teachings of the Word elsewhere. But once you have read his book, his conclusion concerning it is a no-brainer. [8] Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? These offspring were known as Nephilim, ancestors of the Anakim and the Rephaim (Num 13:30–33). If you enjoyed reading this post, why not share it with associates, friends, and loved ones?

According to this interpretation, Jesus is saying that the gates of hell can no longer hold back members of the Church—just as they could no longer contain the fathers in limbo. First, some geographical context is necessary. So is every confessor of Christ. And why would the Assembly of Messiah attempt to get through the gates of Hades at all? [27] For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. In reply to Hmm. I gave reasons for thinking that katiskuō means “overpower” rather than “withstand”. Because gates were so closely associated with the essential activities of a city, Scripture sometimes refers to cities as gates. - Webster's BibleAnd I declare to you that you are Peter, and that upon this Rock I will build my Church, and the might of Hades shall not triumph over it.- Weymouth BibleI also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.- World English BibleAnd Y seie to thee, that thou art Petre, and on this stoon Y schal bilde my chirche, and the yatis of helle schulen not haue miyt ayens it.- Wycliffe Bible`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;- Youngs Literal Bible.

‘Gates of hades’ (pulai hadou) is a semitic idiom for death or proximity to death: cf. I’m not sure they would be at odds with the basic point which I make, which is that Jesus assures the disciples, who will have to take up their crosses to follow him, that death will not overcome the community entrusted with the gospel of the coming reign of God. [6] Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. The Papal church insists that Peter is the rock upon which Christ founded his church. In the Old Testament, the main word was sheol, which had a double meaning. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees — That is, of their false doctrine: this is elegantly so called; for it spreads in the soul, or the Church, as leaven does in meal.

The phrase “If you can’t beat them join them” best applies to Satan’s strategy in luring people to his kingdom. Few promises of Jesus are as scary and yet so encouraging as the one made to Peter in Matthew 16:18. Whosoever will save his life — At the expense of his conscience: whosoever, in the very highest instance, that of life itself, will not renounce himself, shall be lost eternally. For the disciples, Bashan was an evil, otherworldly domain. And they never did. The narrative-historical method—an outline, Some rough and ready “rules” for doing a narrative-historical reading of the New Testament. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Hades is not hell (Gehenna), but the unseen abode of the dead that holds the departed within its gates. Although Revelation 21 is talking about the heavenly Jerusalem, it’s not reading too much into these verses to see a connection between them and Matthew 16:18. But, Jesus knew his OT, and it’s very context and setting existed within a Canaanite world(view). That question may not make much sense in the context of today’s simplified and impoverished understanding of the afterlife but, in the Bible, there are several “hells.”. And it is certain, that as he is spoken of in Scripture, as the only foundation of the Church, so this is that which the apostles and evangelists laid in their preaching. The statement is important, therefore, precisely because the church must put itself at risk by going out into the world. Peter — Who was generally the most forward to speak. Matthew 10:38. Under the term of binding and loosing are contained all those acts of discipline which Peter and his brethren performed as apostles: and undoubtedly what they thus performed on earth, God confirmed in heaven. But his point is not that the church must be always on the defensive. [7] And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. Jesus would build His Church atop the gates of hell—He would bury them. And they never did. Interesting, but I’m not by Andrew. The narrative-historical reading of the New Testament: what’s in it for me? The resources there alone is worth reading! For the Son of man shall come — For there is no way to escape the righteous judgment of God. Hades retained the same double meaning as sheol. [13] When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? Jesus was declaring the gates would not “be strong against the Church” as you put it. There is no basis for saying that the church is the aggressor.