The False Messiah

Chapter 7 Cures Peters Mother

Chapter 7 False Miracles Cures Peters Mother

The next miracle according to Matthew is Jesus curing Peter's mother, this miracle has already taken place in the Gospels of Mark (Mark 1:29-31) and Luke (Luke 4:38-39). Matthew 8:14-15: "14 When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him."

Mark places Jesus curing a man with leprosy, at this point in the timeline, but remember Matthew (Matthew 8:1-3) claims this was the first miracle performed. Mark 1:40-42: "40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."

41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man."I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed."

The contradictions in the timeline get worse; at this point Luke has Jesus recruiting his first disciples. This event took place weeks in the past, according to the other three Gospels. Luke 5:1-11: "5 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water's edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."

5 Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."

6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signalled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners.

Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will fish for people." 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him."

The Gospel of John, has John a free man, omits all of the above events.