The Gospel of Mark: Seeing Jesus - Mark 9:2-29

In the verses immediately before our passage, the disciples were worried sick over trivial things like how much bread they had to eat. But then, Peter, James and John get a surprise behind-the-scenes look as the veiled glory of Jesus is suddenly revealed. How does seeing the glory of Jesus even just for a moment change our perspective? At the beginning of Mark 9, Jesus says the cryptic words: “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.” That is, some of those standing with Jesus would not suffer death until they get a glimpse not of the crucified Christ, or even the risen Christ, but behind-the-scenes to the glorified Christ. Mark tells us that six days later, that is exactly what happens. Some standing there see the power and glory of Jesus that has up until that point been veiled to their eyes; they get a behind-the-scenes look at who Jesus really is.

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The Gospel of Mark: Seeing Jesus - Mark 8:11-9:1