Therefore, the hierarchy in the church (bishops, presbyters) is not any priesthood, not any lords, not any fathers, but just working administrators, whose task is to oversee the order of the rites of the Sacraments and validate their legitimacy (“Only that Eucharist is valid, which is headed by a lawful, canonical bishop or presbyter!”). But what do we see now: the priest has become priesthood, father, lord… even a deputy of God… Disaster! Catastrophe! Christianity with the “traditions of the elders” has turned from the Kingdom of Freedom and Love, from serving God in Spirit and Truth (more precisely: accepting the service of God by man, who in humility and submission completely gives himself, and all, and everything to God!!!) into a religion of slaves, laws, canons, rules, Sabbaths with various “can – cannot,” “clean – unclean,” “sacred – profane” (“laity and clergy,” “holy and unholy,” etc.), with pagan priesthoods – “mediators” between God and people (The only mediator between God and man is Jesus Christ, and in Christ, we all directly have access to the Father, to communication-union with God the Father!!!). We are not against traditions: we are against heresy, Phariseeism, cunning, various abuses of good traditions! He who has ears to hear, let him understand!
Once again, we remind you: do not forget the instructions for reading this book, about the term of validity-truthfulness of the “analyses” and diagnosis of the seriously ill (UOC KP). God grant that you, reading these words, confirm that everything written here about the catastrophe, heresy, satanism is already irrelevant. The patient is healthy or at least has embarked on the path of repentance-healing. (Just don’t talk about tomoses, autocephaly – this is a complete catastrophe with the existing disease because heresy, satanism (of the heretics of the UOC KP) will receive worldwide recognition, legitimacy; it’s the same as a “thief in law,” who is already covered-protected by the police, judges, and law enforcement agencies (for example, “legitimate” Yanukovych and “family”) – it is very difficult to fight such criminals, speaking carnally (for the sake of human weakness)).
In footnote 44, we talked about using terrifying verbal forms “Satan,” “Satanist,” let’s say a few more words on this subject. In Caesarea Philippi (see Matt. 16:13-28), the Lord asked His disciples: who do you say that I am? Simon Peter, answering on behalf of all the disciples, said: “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” The Lord, praising Peter, indirectly confirmed this confession. But then the Lord “began to reveal to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” Instead, Peter began to protest: “Be merciful to Yourself, Lord! This shall never happen to You!”. Peter (like many Jews of that time) was full of erroneous, national-political Messianic hopes. The work of the Messiah is the salvation of Israel in this age, in this world! In the time of Jesus Christ, no one in Israel expected from the Messiah the forgiveness of sins or eternal salvation! Forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation is entirely the work of God, not the Messiah. For this reason, it was self-evident to all Jews in the time of Jesus that political actions should come from the Messiah. This does not mean that only military-political actions against the enemies of Israel were expected from the Messiah (for example, the Messiah was supposed to create all the miracles that were in the Old Testament). But still, when Peter called Jesus the Messiah, it primarily meant to him: “You are the One who, being endowed with royal powers from God, must bring salvation to our people, give Israel shalom, complete prosperity on earth.” – And could Jesus achieve this goal only through suffering?
Yes, precisely through suffering and Crucifixion. This is the path that Jesus as the Messiah saw before Him, and which He openly announced to His disciples. But this was incomprehensible to Peter. Therefore, he, taking Jesus aside, began to rebuke Him. And here, likely unexpectedly for Peter, Jesus says very harsh words to him: “Get behind Me, Satan! (So in the Synodal translation; but in the critical Greek text: “Go away! Get behind Me, Satan!” – V. A.). You are a stumbling block to Me, for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.” Why did the Lord call Peter Satan and a tempter trying to turn Jesus away from His path? Jesus’ sharp reaction is explained by the fact that Peter was tempting Him to the very thing that the tempter whispered to Him in the wilderness. Yes, Peter voiced aloud exactly the same thoughts with which the devil once tempted Jesus. What suffering, what death at the hands of some “elders and chief priests and scribes” can be talked about? No, the glory of the new Moses, the great miracle worker, the deliverer of Israel and the ruler of the world – this is the expected fate of the Savior Christ, as envisioned by the Jews and… the disciples of Jesus. They saw ahead – His (and, we add, their) earthly glory and greatness. He saw at the end of His earthly path the Cross, death, hell. He will be killed and… “on the third day will rise again”! Peter’s words evoked in Jesus’ memory the events of the temptations in the wilderness, which ended with the disgrace of the evil spirit. “Get away from Me, Satan!” (Matt. 4:10), Jesus commanded him. Now these words are repeated to Peter. Then, in the wilderness, the devil left Christ. But, as it is written in the Gospel of Luke, “he left Him until an opportune time” (Luke 4:13). This remark of the Evangelist points to the future, to the Cross, to the last and terrible temptation: “If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross” (Matt. 27:40). The Lord did not come down! But even now, in Peter’s objection, the prefigurement of this last satanic temptation is heard (Matt. 27:39-44). Satan acted through the people who mocked the Crucified Christ. But now Satan flatteringly and insidiously acts through Peter. Therefore, Jesus repeats the words once spoken in the wilderness: “Go away! … Satan!”. That is, the temptation contained in Peter’s words is sharply rejected, and Peter himself is called a tempter, “Satan.” But at the same time, Peter is told: “Follow Me!”. In other words, Peter is commanded to follow Jesus. (Nothing like this was said to Satan and could not be said). Once Peter was called as a disciple of Jesus with the words: “Follow Me!” (Matt. 4:19). Now, with his attempt to turn Jesus from His path, Peter simultaneously betrays his discipleship, which consists in following Christ. For this, Jesus sternly reproves him and repeats the call – “Follow Me!”…