Simon

Jesus of Nazareth Part 6 - 

THE ANGRY FISHERMAN SIMON PETER

St. Andrew :

Master! Master!

Master!

We were told to make ourselves known to you.

I am Andrew of Capernaum,

A Fisherman by Trade.

I am Your Follower now, 

if you'll take me.

This is Phillip.

We were sent by 

John The Prophet,

The Baptist.

He has just been imprisoned 

by King Herod Antipas.

HIM :

Andrew. Phillip.

Come with Me.

Come on!

HIM :

Tell me, when was John arrested?

As soon as he set foot in Galilee

He had to return. 

Too many people were waiting for him...

There it is. The Sea of Galilee 

and Capernaum, where I was born.

It's a Town of Fishermen, but it also has

The Greatest Synagogue in Israel.

You can stay at My Brother's house.

He's a Good Man, Simon Peter.

The Commandments God gave to Moses

so long ago must not remain dead stone for the reverence of unthinking minds.

Dead Stone? 

The Tablets of The Law?

Dead Stone?

- What do you mean?

- Stone is what the law is written on,

but the law itself is alive!

And living things now are constantly changing

But the law is eternal you cannot change law of Moses.

No! That's right, the law is here.

The man is made of flesh and blood,

and he changes.

Doesn't he remain the same man?

God wants to write the law on your hearts.

Rabbi, you said you have come

here to give us the good news.

Is this it? The good news?

That the law is living like a man?

The good news I bring you is this,

Your captivity is over.

What does that mean, our captivity is over?

What captivity?

Captivity in sin!

God fulfills the promise He made to our people Israel,

and reconciles Himself to man.

God is coming to you.

To all of you, even the most wretched.

Do not shut the door in His face

Rabbi! The Demon has always 

tried to burn him into fire, 

and to what he has triumphed!

If you do anything, have mercy,

help my poor son!

Satan!

Leave Him!

Son! Son!

Praise be The Lord!

Yes, we're all fishermen in our family.

Andrew here knows us well,

but I was sent off to learn.

HIM :

That's all that you were fit for, perhaps.

And what have you learned?

John, 

The Fisherman :

That Two and Two make Four, sometimes.

But most people seem to be here 

to be pushed about, 

that getting-on is a fine thing,

that Birth is The Beginning to Death.

But there must be something more

for Man between Birth and Death.

Today, when I heard you preaching,

I began to understand, 

and it gave me Hope.

Through your words,

the old scriptures seemed 

to be coming alive.

That's all we want, 

We want The Lord to Be Alive,

written in Our Hearts, 

not carved in stone.

What is Your Name?

John, son of Zebedi.

John.

Stay with Us.

Back, back! This way, you idiots!

That's My Brother now, 

Simon Peter.

And there's 

My Brother, James.

He's shouting again, angry as usual.

If anyone's drunk, it's you!

He doesn't mean it. 

He's a Good Man.

What's the matter, Brother?

Poor catch?

Poor catch?! Nothing!

The only things we catch these days are Roman Taxes!

And while we're out sweating,

working our hands raw with the nets,

the stinking tax gatherers take

half and give it to the Romans!

Bloodsuckers! 

Hello brother, go and tell that leach,

that two faced tax collector of ours, Matthew,

that if he wants more money out of me,

to put more fish in The Lake.

Simon, this is the man I told you about.

The man John spoke of. 

John The Baptist.

What? Another holy man?

Are you another of those that tells us to be patient and promise us better times will be ahead?

What about now? 

What about our children?

Who will fill their bellies?

A lot of talk these days 

while we all starve!

Find a Holy Man 

who can put an end to that.

Then maybe I'll Listen.

Go Out Again.

I Shall Come with You.

We've just pulled in! 

Get that net off the boat!

Please Simon, Do as He Says!

Why do you always 

Listen to These People?

Who knows The Lake better than I?

Please!

Please!

 

What are you staring at....?

Come. You can Preach to The Fish.

Cast off! We're going out again.

We've been out all day and 

we caught nothing!

We go out again 

and we catch all this fish!

It's a miracle!

It's not a miracle! 

Only God can work miracles.

They speak these profanities, 

they believe it!