>> Why on Earth Would Jesus need to say, after the “Peter you are Rock and upon this Rock I will build my Church” <<
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He definitely did not say that!
He said Shimon Ben Yonah, you are kefa which means small hard pebble. Yeshua founded his congregation (Not Church) on himself. Had it been founded on a man, we would have no hope.
Every person that has ever worshiped a man will burn in the lake for eternity.
You again are absurd in your understanding of any form of communication or logic.
WHY would Jesus need to proclaim that JESUS has authority in Heaven and Earth, after CLEARLY giving PETER THE FIRST POPE authority with the keys to Heaven and his Church on Earth?
It would be ABSURD for Jesus to say, “Whatever Jesus says goes, in Heaven and on Earth” -— yes TRUE but ABSURD to say so in the context of the rest of what Jesus said.
Instead, Jesus to told Peter, the first Pope, that “whatever Peter says goes”.
Jesus was CLEARLY conferring authority to Peter, the First Pope.