Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
Peter was forgiven. Satan entered into Judas. Peter
was acting like Satan opposed to God's plan in that moment.
"Lk
12:9 he who denies Me before men. This
describes a soul-damning denial of Christ—not the sort of temporary wavering
Peter was guilty of (22:56–62)—but the sin of those who through fear, shame,
neglect, delay, or love of the world reject all evidence and revelation and
decline to confess Christ as Savior and King, until it is too late...
Jn 6:70 a devil.
The word “devil” means “slanderer” or “false accuser.” The idea perhaps is
better rendered “one of you is the devil.” This meaning is clear from 13:2, 27;
Mark 8:33;
Luke 22:3. The
supreme adversary of God so operates behind failing human beings that his malice
becomes theirs (cf.
Matt. 16:23).
Jesus supernaturally knew the source and identified it precisely. This clearly
fixes the character of Judas, not as a well intentioned but misguided man trying
to force Jesus to exert His power and set up His kingdom (as some suggest), but
as a tool of Satan doing unmitigated wickedness (see notes on 13:21–30)...
Mt 16:23 Get
behind Me, Satan! The harshness of this rebuke contrasts sharply with Christ’s
words of commendation in vv. 17–19. Jesus suggested that Peter was being a
mouthpiece for Satan. Jesus’ death was part of God’s sovereign plan (Acts
2:23;
4:27,
28). “It pleased
the Lord to bruise Him” (Is.
53:10). Christ had come with the express
purpose of dying as an atonement for sin (John
12:27). And those who would thwart His
mission were doing Satan’s work." MacArthur, J., Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The
MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed., pp. 1423–1424). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.
As a reminder Word is number 46 on
Satan, Inc. (TOL Heretics list) in "The 'Jesus is
not God' people (Non-trinitarians) category.