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2. “I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hades. The third day He arose again from the dead.

3. “He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic (universal Christian) church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.”

4. The Rock “Who do you say I am?”

5. The Rock The King-Priest Genesis 14: 17-20 The Priests Exodus 30: 30-31 The Kings I Samuel 10: 1

6. The Rock The King-Priest Prophesied Psalm 110: 1-4 The King-Priest Fulfilled Hebrews 7: 1-18

7. Mashach Anoint – to rub with oil Exodus 30: 30 I Samuel 10: 1 The Rock

8. Mashiyach Messiah - The Anointed One Psalm 2: 1-2 Daniel 9: 25-26 The Rock

9. Septuagint 300-250 BC Hebrew into Greek The Rock

10. Christos mashiyach - The Anointed One Psalm 2: 1-2 Daniel 9: 25-26 The Rock

11. Christos King Herod, chief priests, teachers of the law Matthew 2: 1-6 The Rock Looking for the

12. Christos The righteous, devout Jew, Simeon Luke 2: 25-35 The Rock Looking for the

13. Christos John the Baptist, priests, Levites John 1: 19-26 The Rock Looking for the

14. Christos Andrew, Simon John 1: 40-42 The Rock Looking for the

15. Christos The Samaritans John 4: 21-26 The Rock Looking for the

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17. Paneas - Caesarea Philippi - Banias

19. Matthew 16: 13-20

20. Christos Matthew 16: 13-20 The Rock “Thou art the the Son of the living God.”

21. Matthew 16: 13-20 Complete Jewish Bible 13 When Yeshua came into the territory around Caesarea Philippi, he asked his talmidim, “Who are people saying the Son of Man is?” 14 They said, “Well, some say Yochanan the Immerser, others Eliyahu, still others Yirmeyahu or one of the prophets.” 15 “But you,” he said to them, “who do you say I am?” 16 Shim‘on Kefa answered, “You are the Mashiach, the Son of the living God.” The Rock

22. 17 “Shim‘on Bar-Yochanan,” Yeshua said to him, “how blessed you are! For no human being revealed this to you, no, it was my Father in heaven. 18 I also tell you this: you are Kefa,” [which means ‘Rock,’] “and on this rock I will build my Community, and the gates of Sh’ol will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” 20 Then he warned the talmidim not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. The Rock

23. “You are petros, and on this petra…”

24. Cornerstone = Christ Jesus Foundation = Apostles & Prophets Living Stones = All Believers I Peter 2: 4-6 Ephesians 2: 19-22

25. Acts 4: 25-26 The Rock The Anointed One Acts 9: 22 The Christos

26. The Rock “You are the Christ…” I John 2: 22-23 I John 5: 1 I John 4: 1-3 The Test

27. Most Americans agree with the statement that many religions – not just their own – can lead to eternal life. Among those who are affiliated with a religious tradition, seven-in-ten say many religions can lead to eternal life. This view is shared by a majority of adherents in nearly all religious traditions, including more than half of members of evangelical Protestant churches (57%).

28. Only among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Mormon groups (57%) and Jehovah’s Witnesses (80%), which together comprise roughly 2.4% of the U.S. adult population, do majorities say that their own religion is the one true faith leading to eternal life.

29. Nearly two-thirds of the public (63%) takes the view that their faith’s sacred texts are the word of God. But those who believe Scripture represents the word of God are roughly evenly divided between those who say it should be interpreted literally, word for word (33%), and those who say it should not be taken literally (27%).

30. And more than a quarter of adults – including two-thirds of Buddhists (67%) and about half of Jews (53%) – say their faith’s sacred texts are written by men and are not the word of God. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life June 2008

31. Ex-Traffic Cop Says He's Jesus Remote Russian Sect Revolves Around Self-Proclaimed Messiah By CLARISSA WARD Deep in the heart of Siberia's birch forests lies one of the largest and most remote religious communes of the planet. More than 5,000 people have left their families and their homes to move here and join the Church of the Last Testament, which has more than 10,000 followers worldwide. The church centers on one man. He is known simply as Vissarion, meaning "he who gives new life," or simply as the teacher, and he claims that he is Jesus Christ.

32. “gates of Hades will not prevail against it”

33. The Rock You are built upon the Rock Matthew 7: 24-27 Hear the words of Jesus and put them into practice

34. The Rock Key to the house of David Matthew 16: 19 The keys of the kingdom Isaiah 22: 20-22 “who holds the key of David…” Revelation 1: 17-18 Revelation 3: 7

35. The Rock Matthew 16: 17-19

36. The Rock You will be saved Romans 10: 9 Confess with your mouth Believe in your heart

37. The Rock “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life.” “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life.” John 6: 48-59 “I am the bread of life.”

38. The Rock “See, I lay a stone in Zion…” John 6: 60-66 “Does this offend you?” Isaiah 28: 16 “a stone of stumbling a rock of offense…” “a stone of stumbling a rock of offense…” Isaiah 8: 14 NKJV

39. The Rock John 6: 66 “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.” Why did the majority of His disciples follow Him in the first place? Why did the majority of His disciples follow Him in the first place? John 6: 25-34

40. The Rock John 6: 67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?”

41. The Rock John 6: 68-69 “To whom shall we go?” “You have the words of eternal life.” “You are the Holy One of God.”

42. The Rock The Bible is valid, it’s message has been handed down accurately “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Then, who is this man Jesus? Who do you say He is?