What Does the Rising From the Dead Mean? - Mark 9:10

Mark wrote how, Jesus took with him Peter, and James, and John, and lead them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he did not know what to say; for they were sore afraid. And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead”, and in chapter nine and verse ten of his book, Mark shared how Jesus' disciples were, “questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean” where we read:

And they kept that saying with themselves,

questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

The verse reads, “And they kept that saying with themselves, ...” Mark began with the words, “and they kept that saying” which means “and Peter, James and John observed, obeyed and submitted to Jesus' utterance, declaration and proclamation” “with themselves” or “among their own selves”. Mark shared how Peter, James and John did not tell anyone else what happened to them on the mountain as they “kept that” event to themselves.

The verse continues, “... questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.” Mark added the words, “questioning one with another” which means “discussing, controverting, inquiring and reasoning with each other” “what the rising from the dead” or “what Jesus' arising, appearing, standing forth and lifting up from the non-living” “should mean” which means “meant”. Mark shared how Peter, James and John were “reasoning with one another” concerning what Jesus “meant” by His “being raised from the dead”.

When we consider Mark's words in this verse, we see how Peter, James and John really did not understand what Jesus meant by His “rising from the dead”. They knew their instructions not to tell anyone about their experience on the mount of transfiguration, but they continued to reason over Jesus' words about His death and resurrection. Jesus continued with His plan of “salvation” even when His disciples did not understand, and when people cannot explain or comprehend all God is doing today, He continues to pursue them anyway. God knows our limitations, and though we do not always know what He is doing, He loves when we put our faith and trust in Him and His Son Jesus.

Next time Mark shares how Jesus' disciples, “asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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