Before parting, he offers his spiritual testament. Peter’s disciple first addresses the “elders,” a term for leaders and overseers of the community—presbyters—not necessarily the oldest. Although he introduces himself with the title given by his apostolic authority, “witness of the passion of Christ” (1), he considers them equals, placing his authority on the same level as shared responsibility, as was common in the early Church. In a final call to vigilance, he compares the top enemy, the Devil, to a roaring lion prowling around its prey. All these instructions from the disciple reflect the reality of a Christian community that, enduring trials and persecution, lives in hope of the Lord’s coming to set them free, comforted by “the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ” (10).