I guess everyone who has ever read the Gospels has been struck by Peter, this forceful, brash, headstrong, outspoken man who was the opposite of all of those things at the moment when it mattered most. The Romanists, the Church of Rome, argues that Peter was the official divinely appointed leader of the Apostles and that may or may not be true. Maybe he was a spokesperson for the rest of the Twelve with or without consent simply by sort of speaking first and loudest. Or maybe Peter's real primacy stems from later, beginning at Pentecost, and it only seems takes the lead in the Gospels because Peter was the source for much of the Gospel material. But however it happened, Peter is the member of Jesus' inner circle that we know the most about. His personality is stamped on every episode where the Twelve make an appearance. And on Good Friday, he is the only one, besides Judas, that we can say with certainty where he was, what he did, and make reasonable guesses what he thought and felt. Backing up a little for some context about Peter,
I traveled over to your sub from reading a comment you made on Mark Bisone’s stack. Very glad to have found you. That was a beautiful essay and I look forward to reading more of your thoughts.
The God of Washington is not the God of the poor Ukrainian people.
In truth, there is no God, only Power Politics.
And so to their last Proxy War, not to end all proxy wars, just to end them.
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Remember what they said, all that was written, especially the London Mainstream Media, for if a fraction of it was true, Russia would have by now collapsed.
The lesson of The Ukraine - Act as a Washington vassal, be destroyed.
Finland is lining itself up for that lesson.
As for The Ukraine . . .
The Real War has started, the battlefield is littered with hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and the Western Media cut their coverage. Remember this – The Russian Armed Forces will take Kyiv. And so . . .
Narrative Collapse – – –
Only when the last American artillery shell has been fired in The Ukraine, only when the last Ukrainian soldier has been killed in The Ukraine and only when the last of Ukrainian state territory has been irretrievably lost from The Ukraine will The Americans and Europeans finally realize that God Favours Russia . . .
I certainly agree with you about the godless power politics of Washington, and the West in general. And all war is evil, particularly war undertaken for the gain of a few, with no concern for the losses that others suffer, or perhaps even delighting in the sufferings of others. But I am confused about how this is connected to Peter on Good Friday. Maybe you could connect the dots for us?
I traveled over to your sub from reading a comment you made on Mark Bisone’s stack. Very glad to have found you. That was a beautiful essay and I look forward to reading more of your thoughts.
Discomfort from The Truth.
The God of Washington is not the God of the poor Ukrainian people.
In truth, there is no God, only Power Politics.
And so to their last Proxy War, not to end all proxy wars, just to end them.
_____________
Remember what they said, all that was written, especially the London Mainstream Media, for if a fraction of it was true, Russia would have by now collapsed.
The lesson of The Ukraine - Act as a Washington vassal, be destroyed.
Finland is lining itself up for that lesson.
As for The Ukraine . . .
The Real War has started, the battlefield is littered with hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and the Western Media cut their coverage. Remember this – The Russian Armed Forces will take Kyiv. And so . . .
Narrative Collapse – – –
Only when the last American artillery shell has been fired in The Ukraine, only when the last Ukrainian soldier has been killed in The Ukraine and only when the last of Ukrainian state territory has been irretrievably lost from The Ukraine will The Americans and Europeans finally realize that God Favours Russia . . .
https://les7eb.substack.com/p/ukraine-long-proxy-war-vi-god-favours
I certainly agree with you about the godless power politics of Washington, and the West in general. And all war is evil, particularly war undertaken for the gain of a few, with no concern for the losses that others suffer, or perhaps even delighting in the sufferings of others. But I am confused about how this is connected to Peter on Good Friday. Maybe you could connect the dots for us?