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This took place at the pivotal point in Jesus’ ministry. Matthew places it just before the Transfiguration. By now the ground work had been done. It was now time for Jesus to begin to define what the role and purpose of the Messiah would be. In all the Gospels Jesus follows Peter’s confession with an explanation of the suffering that lay ahead of the Messiah. Of course, this was lost on the disciples because of their preconceived ideas about the Messiah.