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== Intercession of the Son to the Father in Scripture == | == Intercession of the Son to the Father in Scripture == | ||
> | We all know how at the Last Supper, Jesus tells the brash Peter that he will deny him. What is often missed is the larger context of the passage, which in Luke 22 is called "Peter's Denial Foretold." In [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/22?31 Luke 22:31-32], Jesus tells him,<blockquote>"Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail; and once you have turned back, you must strengthen your brothers.”</blockquote>Jesus "prayed" for Peter -- and not only prayer to uphold Peter's faith, but that he will then strengthen the faith of his "brothers" (the Apostles), a magnificent demonstration of intercession to God on behalf of others. | ||
John 17 is entitled, "The Prayer of Jesus." Here Jesus prays to the Father for himself, for the Apostles, and for all is disciples.<blockquote>I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/17?9 Jn 17:9])</blockquote><blockquote>I do not ask that you take them out of the worldj but that you keep them from the evil one. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/17?15 Jn 17:15])</blockquote><blockquote>“I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/17?20 Jn 17:20])</blockquote> | |||
== Intercession of the Saints according to the Gospels == | == Intercession of the Saints according to the Gospels == | ||