[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for your reply and insights, dear Melian!

and the use of the word Rock, which had only been applied to God before that.

Actually, the word rock was applied to Abraham in Isaiah 51:1-2 before it was applied to Peter.

My hope is that all Christians and Jews will remember and declare that "The Rock" is a Name of God.

[vladimir998]

“My hope is that all Christians and Jews will remember and declare that “The Rock” is a Name of God.”

That doesn’t change the fact that Peter is the Rock in Matthew 16.