Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Can you really explain what did Jesus mean?
2007-08-18 18:05:41 · 11 answers · asked by maranatha 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Lord here promised that some of His disciples standing there with Him would not die till they had “seen the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
“Seeing the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom” (as recorded in Matthew) is equivalent to “seeing the kingdom of God come in power” (as recorded in Mark), or simply “seeing the kingdom of God” (as recorded in Luke). This is true because the kingdom is bound up with the Person of its King . . . the King embodies the kingdom.
The promise of some of His disciples not tasting “death” just yet—not till they had seen the Son of man coming in His kingdom—is made in connection with what He had just been emphasizing in the preceding verses on His disciples taking up their cross daily and following the rejected Christ on the path to His Cross (Matt. 16:21-26; Mark 8:31-37; Luke 9:22-25).
Now Preterists hold that the Lord was here promising that some of His disciples would live to see Him coming to actually establish His kingdom on earth . . . that they would not taste of death until He did so. Therefore (they say), the coming of the Son of Man to actually establish His kingdom must have been fulfilled in their lifetime—specifically in, or immediately after, the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, in 70AD.
2007-08-18 18:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to BW Johnson
Shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man. The reference is not to his final coming to judge the world, but to his spiritual coming to establish his kingdom. This was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. Mark (Mark 9:1) shows the meaning by substituting, "Till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power." The "coming of the Son of man in his kingdom" means, therefore, the same as "the kingdom of God come with power." Compare Acts 1:8; Luke 24:49. The kingdom came with power on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1).
According to the Geneva Bible Notes:
16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his {x} kingdom.
(x) By his kingdom is understood the glory of his ascension, and what follows after that, Eph 4:10, or the preaching of the gospel, Mr 9:1.
2007-08-19 01:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although this has been taken as a reference to the transfiguration, the phrase implies a period of at least more than a week. Another option is the destruction of Jerusalem (see 10:23). But unlike 10:23, the context here is not specifically related to the judgment of Israel, but to Jesus' imminent death and resurrection. The most compelling view is that the “coming” mentioned here relates to the entire complex of events involved in the Son of Man's receiving of dominion, especially his resurrection, ascension, sending of the Spirit and judgment against Jerusalem. All of these events occurred while some of the disciples were still living. The transfiguration could also be included in this complex of events.
2007-08-19 01:09:49 · answer #3 · answered by Craig R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A couple possibilities.
This passage is directly before the Transfiguration (Jesus meets Moses & Elijah). There are people who believe that this is the event Jesus was referring to.
11 of the 12 Apostles were present when Jesus ascended into heaven after his resurrection (Judas was dead by this point). This is one instance where some scholars say that Jesus 'came to his kingdom.'
The other is in Revelation. One of John's visions was that of Jesus on his throne in heaven. Some people say that this is what Jesus is talking about.
2007-08-19 01:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by SDW 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'll notice that Matthew 16:28 is immediately followed by the Transfiguration, in which the disciples do indeed see a glimpse of the coming of the kingdom.
2007-08-19 01:14:27 · answer #5 · answered by faithcmbs9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well there are three possible meanings. One is the Transfiguration which takes place in the next chapter where Moses and Elijah appear and a voice from heaven repeats what was said at the baptism of Christ "This is my son".
The other is that the disciples saw Christ resurrected and fulfilled this scripture.
The other is the revelation to John, where he saw all things fulfilled.
It is my personal opinion that it is a reference to the Transfiguration, because only three of the disciples saw it.
2007-08-19 01:10:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This did not mean that some who were standing there would see the Kingdom physically in their life time. He meant that on that day they would be given a mental Revelation of the Kingdom belonging to him and would have in the future and that nothing would stop it from coming to fruition.
Rev. TomCat
2007-08-19 01:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by Rev. TomCat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that Jesus made this statement right before the Transfiguration leads me to conclude that he literally meant he would return again within their lifetimes. I believe the Revelation of John was a vision of this event, which already occurred.
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2007-08-19 01:24:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The very fact that he is there, and those that witness him, before they die.
Its not the rapture cause they wont taste death, they will be caught up.
What some folks dont realize is that there is a spiritual death, they have now..and if they realize the Son of God, they wont taste the 2nd death, eternal seperation.
Shalom
2007-08-19 01:15:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, there could be different meanings of this.
John will live until Jesus's coming, so obviously he's counted in on this bit.
This could also mean (which I like the best) that they will die, but they will die in His name. Therefore, Jesus has said that they that die in His name will not taste of death, but it will seem sweet unto them.
2007-08-19 01:19:46 · answer #10 · answered by Scott the duckling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋