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Did not Curse and Swear

Mark 14:54 "And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. 66 And as Peter was beneath the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: 67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. 68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest.

Mark 14:68b "---And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. 69 And the maid saw him again, and began to say unto them that stood by, This is one of them.

70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto."

71 "But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom you speak. 72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept."

When I visited the ruins of the Qumran Monastery in the Fall of 1992, after reading Dr. Barbara Thiering's book "Jesus and the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls" , one of the first things I looked for was the remains of the fire-place where Simon Peter was warming his hands when he was accosted by the servant girl in the dialog between Erin Miller and Bryan Aalborg, two of the majority of ministers who cannot (by choice) see the INVISIBLE ESSENES. Here, below, is my photograph of this fireplace -- dated 1992.

And the "oath" that Peter was mouthing as he turned his back on Jesus before 3 AM (cock-crowing) on Friday, March 20, 33 AD is worded as follows: "Be cursed because of all your guilty wickedness! May He deliver you up for torture at the hands of the vengeful Avengers! May He visit you with destruction by the hand of all the wreakers of Revenge! Be cursed without mercy because of the darkness of your deeds! Be damned in the shadowy place of everlasting fire! May God not heed when you call on Him, nor pardon you by blotting out your sin! May he raise His angry face towards you for vengeance! May there be no "Peace" for you in the mouth of those who hold fast to the Fathers!"

This curse is recorded on page 63 of The Dead Sea Scrolls in English by Geza Vermes, 3rd Edition 1987

These words were part of the prayer that Simon Peter was required to pray that night at that specific time, and there was no way he could avoid saying them, if, indeed, anyone was listening!

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