Радио ВЕРА - Евангелие от Луки, Глава 9, стихи 18-22. о.Дмитрий Барицкий - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

Gospel of Luke, Chapter 9, verses 18-22.

18 At one time, when He was praying in a solitary place, and the disciples were with Him, He asked them: Who do the people say that I am?

19 They answered and said, For John the Baptist, and some for Elijah; others say that one of the ancient prophets has been resurrected.

20 He asked them: Who do you say that I am? Peter answered: for the Christ of God.

21 But He strictly commanded them not to tell anyone about this,

22 Saying that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and on the third day rise again.

Priest Dmitry Baritsky comments.

For a long time, the Jewish people lived in tense anticipation that ancient prophecies were about to be fulfilled, and a ruler from the line of the great King David would be born. This will be the Messiah, in Hebrew Mashiach. In Greek, the equivalent of this name is Christ. Both options can be translated into Russian as “Anointed One,” that is, the one who was anointed and blessed to the kingdom. The Messiah will throw off the yoke of foreign invaders and restore Israel to its former glory. The kingdom of the Messiah will be indestructible and will spread throughout the entire world.

Now imagine the situation. The Apostle Peter, who also expected the coming of the Messiah, recognized Him as his Teacher. The teacher does not deny this, but at the same time he says things that do not fit in with the image of the great king whom all the Jews expected to see. It’s difficult to describe Peter’s reaction as embarrassment. It's more of a shock. The one who should rule, who has unprecedented power and power, which Peter himself could personally verify more than once, will be humiliated and killed. Moreover, this resurrection is incomprehensible. What it is? Do the dead rise again? Surely some strange metaphor? But what is its meaning?

In other words, Peter, and with him all the apostles, are completely disoriented and confused. Many of them may be struggling with the temptation to walk away from Christ. Why do they need such a Teacher, Who is doomed to death? However, they make an effort and stay. Love for Christ, personal relationship with Him is overwhelming. They seem to say to themselves: “The Teacher speaks strange words, but okay, He knows what to do.”

Christ’s disciples found themselves in a similar situation more than once. More than once the Lord spoke and showed them something that literally knocked the ground out from under their feet, destroyed all their ideas about themselves, about the world around them, about the Messiah, about God and how He acts in this world. But each time they made an effort, drove away doubts and remained, trusting the One they loved, although they completely did not understand what He was doing, how and why. Even after the cross, the most terrible event, the collapse of all hopes and hopes, they remained together. They were united not just by fear, but also by love for their lost Teacher. It was she who gave them a subtle, subtle sense of hope and did not allow them to run away in all directions. As a result, the students were rewarded. When the risen Christ appeared to them, they not only experienced great joy, at that moment everything suddenly fell into place. All the incomprehensible words of the Teacher acquired a transparent meaning, and all His strange actions became logical, natural and consistent.

God also acts in the destiny of each of us. Sometimes life resembles a chaos of unrelated events, so your head is spinning. Sometimes this overwhelms you with such despondency and melancholy, such a crushing feeling of being abandoned by God that you get the impression that you are hanging in emptiness. There are such passions boiling around you and within you that it seems like they are about to be torn into small pieces. In these difficult times, we need to make an effort as apostles and just hold on to the One whom we once recognized as Christ and our Savior. Just trust Him. It is at this moment, when we feel bad, that He does some important work on us. Right now, through all these incomprehensible and strange situations, through the cross, He leads us to the glory of the resurrection. Only there will everything become completely clear to us and, like the apostles, we will experience truly Easter joy.