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miracle of the feeding of the five thousand and the many other signs they had witnessed were proof enough for some that Jesus had already fulfilled the hopes of those who had chosen to follow him.
    4. However, Peter reminded the other disciples that Jesus always insisted they should not think of him as the Messiah, so they remained uncertain how Peter should reply to Jesus’ question, especially given the political significance of being in Caesarea Philippi at that time.
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    5. Judas offered his counsel, suggesting that when Peter answered Jesus’ question: ‘Who do people say that I am?’, he should say: Some say that you are John the Baptist, while others claim that you are Elijah, who must be sent before the coming of the Messiah. Many believe that you are a prophet that Moses promised to us long ago .
    see
Mark 8:28;
Matt 16:14;
Luke 9:19
    6. Judas reminded Peter that a close link between John the Baptist and the figure of Elijah had already been accepted by most Jews. John dressed, ate and lived like Elijah, and therefore Jesus could simply befulfilling the prophecy of Malachi: Behold, I will send a prophet, Elijah, before the great and terrible day of the Lord .
    see
Mal 4:5
    7. The other disciples agreed that this was the response Peter should give to Jesus when he asked: Who do people say that I am? , as none of them believed that either John the Baptist or Elijah was the Messiah.
    8. Judas also reminded them of the promise of the Torah: I will raise up a prophet from among you .
    Deut 18:18
    9. Although many disciples already believed that Jesus was the expected one, the Messiah, there were still those in Galilee, especially among the Elders, who refused even to accept that Jesus was a prophet.
    10. The Scribes and the Pharisees were still encouraging their followers to reject everything Jesus stood for, and had lately joined with the Herodians to plot his downfall.
    11. Despite the many miracles Jesus had performed, and his following among the people, even in his own ranks there were those who were still unwilling to believe that the humble son of a carpenter from Nazareth could possibly be the Messiah.
    12. Some continued to ask: Can anything good come out of Nazareth?
    John 1:46
    13. While others were heard to say: Search the scriptures and you will not find a prophet who will arise from Galilee .
    John 7:52
    14. Even more discouraging was that some of the Elders were circulating rumours that Jesus had been conceived in sin.
    15. The Pharisees, as well as the religious leaders of Israel, held to their traditional belief: We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, God alone .
    John 8:41
    16. Once Peter had answered the question: Who do people say that I am? , Jesus immediately asked: Who do you say that I am?
    17. Peter, a blunt and at times impatient man, could no longerhide his feelings, and responded with the words: We believe you are the Messiah .
    18. Do not express those beliefs , Jesus warned his disciples, even among yourselves .
    Mark 8:29–30
Matt 16:15–20;
Luke 9:20–21
    19. Judas was saddened by these words, but clung to the fact that Jesus did not deny that he was not the Messiah.
    20. However, none of them was prepared for Jesus’ next revelation: The Son of Man must suffer many things before he will finally be rejected by the Elders, the Pharisees and the High Priests .
    see
Mark 8:31;
Matt 16:21–22;
Luke 9:22
    21. Judas could not understand why Jesus referred to himself as the ‘Son of Man’. He could not recall ever hearing the Master use these words when describing himself and it went against everything he had been brought up to believe.
    22. Judas then asked the other disciples if they had ever heard Jesus refer to himself as the ‘Son of Man’. Both Peter and James confirmed that he had used this term earlier in his ministry whenever he performed miracles, or when he explained with what power he forgave sins, and his authority