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This event at Caesarea Philippi is regarded as a watershed in Mark's gospel and, indeed, of Jesus' ministry on earth. Here was the hinge of the before and after. All that had been said and done before this incident was preparatory to it; all that followed was colored by Peter's confession of the messiahship of Jesus. Up to now, the thrust of Jesus' message was the Kingdom; from this time onward, the focal point would be the Cross.