So, on another occasion, he "gave" Peter the keys to heaven, which also implied that he had the keys to HELL also.  Improved upon by the Catholic church, who added the keys to PURGATORY.

CHRISTIAN FISH + HELLFIRE =

FRIED FISH!

JOHN 21:9,10,12

      "As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

      Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now  caught.

     Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.  And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou?  knowing that it was the Lord."  

      "Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea."

JOHN 21:9,10,12, - 7 B

     Once we separate these verses from the rest of the chapter and display them by themselves, as I have above, we have a word picture that would be very familiar to the Greeks and Romans who were some or even perhaps most of the readers for which "John" was writing this chapter.    These readers were used to reading or hearing Greek and Roman mythology, and the picture is of a famous Greek and Roman god, the god Poseidon, god of Hades and of the sea.    The symbolic picture, performed in pantomime, is of Jesus as "Poseidon " transferring his power over both the sea and Hades to Peter, who will be in charge over both these areas for 2000 years, while Jesus ascends to Heaven, to be in charge there for the same period of time --- the Age of Pisces.

      The key phrases in the texts, those which clearly conveyed a picture of Poseidon to John's Pagan or ex-pagan listeners, are as follows ---

    The fire of coals of John 21:9 --- Poseidon with his fiery trident, pictured above, had the power to turn rocks on the shore of the sea, (or in Hades) red hot -- certainly hot enough to cook fish.

     The fish cooking on the fire of John 21:9 -- Poseidion as "god of the sea" had power over all its creatures -- the fish had no recourse but to obey him, thus the fish jumped out of the sea onto the fire at Jesus' command (as Poseidon).  This answers our previous speculation about what type of fishing pole or hooks or lures that Jesus used (and also how he knew where the fish were to be found in this and all the other "fish stories" in the other three Gospels).

    The phrase -- "And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who are thou?" of verse 12 B.  The unasked question is "Are you Poseidon?" It's reflection is in another Gospel story in Luke 8:24 B and 25 B-- the calming of a storm by Jesus (also as Poseidon) "The he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was calm. ----And they (the disciples) being afraid wondered (Poseiden was a god who stimulated FEAR), saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he (as Poseiden, not a mere man) commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him." (as the picture of Poseidon above clearly shows!)  Note that Luke as a Greek or Roman would be as familiar with Poseidon mythology as was John. 

     Simon Peter is pictured as naked in verse 7 B, and Poseidon is always or almost always pictured naked.  It is Peter who drags the net full of fish to the shore, showing that Jesus has now transferred his "Poseidon powers" to him.   The fish's fate is to be threatened with (HELL) fire all throughout those 2000 years, and then be burned up as the "New Age" of "Aquarius" dawns.   The ultimate "Fish Fry".

MY ANSWER: NEVER! AND THE SYMBOLIsM here indicates THAT EVEN PAUL'S GOSPEL IS NOW OUT of date!