<![CDATA[Before he faced his passion, Jesus warned his disciples that they would all fall away.]]>Before he faced his passion, Jesus warned his disciples that they would all fall away. He told Peter that he would fall away, but that he had prayed for Peter that he would come back and be strengthened.

The author of the Book of Hebrews says that Jesus intercedes for us continually.

This makes me wonder that perhaps Jesus was praying for Job during his trial, many thousands of years ago. Even as he allowed Satan to afflict him, Jesus prayed that Job would pass through the test.

This is entirely speculation, but at least it's informed speculation.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a6466dff-e728-4ec7-845b-980cf4e7ef06/before-he-faced-his-passion-jesus-warned-his-disciples-that-they-would-all-fall-away.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:23:21 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 18:09:19 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Before he faced his passion, Jesus warned his disciples that they would all fall away. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:17:33 GMT]]>@badbede God is not bound by time. My priest says that when he prays for his deceased grandfather, who was a WW2 infantryman, he imagines his prayers now helping his grandfather endure the foxholes with courage.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://deacon.social/users/ossobuffo/statuses/116483938969280586https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://deacon.social/users/ossobuffo/statuses/116483938969280586Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:17:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Before he faced his passion, Jesus warned his disciples that they would all fall away. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:33:15 GMT]]>@badbede Not only that, but in Eastern Orthodox Christian teaching, any time God talks to anyone, it's Christ, even in The Old Testament. So Christ was right there with Job!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/smfeir/statuses/116483764755322062https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/smfeir/statuses/116483764755322062Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:33:15 GMT