27"You will all fall away," Jesus told them, "for it is written:
" 'I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.'[a] 28But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee." [Mark 14:27-28]
does it mean that Jesus's disciples will disown him?
2007-03-18 10:15:06 · 23 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it was saying that when the roman gaurds came to arrest him they would not stay at his side but in fear run. it was to fulfill prophocy not make huge statement. I'm not a christian but will defend the bible cause the christians on here don't seem to be smart enough to do so and I love the bible along with all religions. now do you want to make a point about the bible believe me you wont. I have come up with one and only one after 15 yrs of studying religion. the only disciple that disowned Jesus hung himself, Judas
2007-03-18 10:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by Ash 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - title of this scripture
'I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.'
the shepherd here is Jesus. Jesus is saying that he will fall (death)
the sheep are all his followers and many of the non believers at the time will be all around cursing Jesus and his followers.
"But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee."
Galilee is where Jesus told his disciples to meet him after his resurrection. but his disciples did not show up there until a week or so later.
2007-03-18 17:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means the disciples would all make themselves scarce when the Romans came to arrest Jesus. Which did indeed happen. At the Crucufixion. only John and the 2 Marys stuck around. Peter even denied knowing Jesus three times.
And yes, after the Resurrection, Jesus spent time with them in Galilee before the Ascension.
2007-03-18 17:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Jesus was speaking of Zechariah 13, which was a prophesy concerning His coming.
"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It [is] my people: and they shall say, The LORD [is] my God"
Sorry for it being long, just wanted to show you what He was talking about. I don't think it means they will disown Him, but Zechariah was prophesying about when Jesus was arrested and the disciples scattered.
2007-03-18 17:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a way, but mostly here it is talking about how after the crucifixion that the disciples would be without a leader for a while and like sheep without a shepherd they would not know what to do or were to go and they would be frighten by what the people might do to them without the Shepherd there to protect them.
2007-03-18 17:23:11 · answer #5 · answered by PREACHER'S WIFE 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When Jesus was crucified all the Apostles ran and hid. They would've remained in hiding and we would've never heard of Jesus if Jesus had not been the Son of God and came back from the dead and eat and drink with the disciples and appear to over 500 people at one time. Jesus spent 40 days with these disciples after His resurrection.
2007-03-18 17:22:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes His disciples did disown him, but that is not applicable to today. That took place in the days of Jesus with his disciples and they did meet him later at Galilee.
2007-03-18 17:19:30 · answer #7 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is letting the disciples know what will happen. He is quoting a prophesy from the Old Testament that so they will understand, especially after the events, that God knew what would happen and that Jesus was Messiah.
2007-03-18 17:24:07 · answer #8 · answered by kaehya2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus knew everything that would happen, even Judas betraying Him.
This was prophesied in the Old Testament (Zechariah 13:7)
about Jesus.
2007-03-18 17:34:21 · answer #9 · answered by Spoken4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not entirely disown - if you look up the Zech 13:7 reference, you will note that God is saying that the shepherd (Jesus) will be sacrificed and his sheep scattered.
I read it to mean that they will literally by in disunity - some to doubt, some to disown, some to mourn... all of them certainly had no idea what to do next - that would be the worst confusion.
2007-03-18 17:24:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋