Section 6
only that Christ is a prophet. Apart from heav enly revelation, no one can know that He is the Christ.
In verse 20 the Lord went on to say, "But you, who do you say that I am?" At this point Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God."
THE CHRIST AND THE JUBILEE
The realization that Jesus is the Christ is also related to the jubilee. There could not be a jubi lee without Christ, without the One appointed and anointed by God. In order for the jubilee to be carried out, there is the need of the Christ.
In the Old Testament we have the matter of the jubilee. In the Old Testament we also have words concerning the coming Messiah, the com ing anointed One of God. The real jubilee can not come apart from God's anointed One. When this One came, He brought the jubilee with Him. Actually, His coming is itself the jubilee.
The record concerning the recognizing of Christ in Matthew 16 involves the establish ment of the kingdom and the building up of the church. In Luke 9:18-26 Luke has a different point of view. Luke's view is not that of the es tablishment of the kingdom and the building