When Jesus was alone praying his disciples came to him and he asked them, “What do people say about me? Who do they think I am?” They answered, “Some say that you are John the Baptist or Elijah the prophet from long ago has come back to life." A still from the "Jesus Film" They knew that there was something special about Jesus. They knew that he was a prophet; someone who heard from God and told others. They knew he was powerful, like Elijah who had made fire come down from heaven. But the people didn’t really know who he was. Then Jesus decided to ask his disciples what they thought about him. They were the people who had been with him every day of the week, who had worked with him and eaten with him and and seen the things that he had done. So Jesus asked them, “But who do you say I am?” The interesting thing is this: only one of the disciples really knew the answer. Peter answered, “You are the Messiah sent from God.” The disciples had been with
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