When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man am?" Matthew 16:13
Some said, John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. Jesus answered and said, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ (the anointed One) Son of the living God."
Jesus said that flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in Heaven. And then He said that you are Peter, and on this rock, "I will build My church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it." The rock He was speaking of was the revelation of God by the Spirit and not Peter.
In fact, after He gave Peter the keys of the kingdom the gates of Hell prevailed, and the devil shook the keys out of him! This why the church of Jesus Christ is not built on a man but on the solid rock revelation of the Most High God!
"And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven." Matthew 16:19
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ