Matthew 16: 28 Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.
Mark 9:1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
Luke 9:27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
Does this mean Jesus lied? He didn't come back before they died and He still hasn't...
2007-11-01 17:06:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
OMG STAR POWER!!!! How did you know?!?!
2007-11-01 17:12:54 · update #1
cuchlain...ok I can see where you're going with that...
Someone told me it was Jesus' transfiguration(but I don't believe that)...
But I just got confused when he said in 16:27 "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."
I thought His Kingdom was Jesus coming back to Earth....am I still mistaken?
2007-11-01 17:17:16 · update #2
I just got word they Moved Peter because you spies found out where he was!....he's safely hidden in the mountains of Canada now...
2007-11-01 17:18:14 · update #3
I mean John......
Whichever one of the immortals is in Utah...shhhhhhh there are others!
2007-11-01 17:33:22 · update #4
its not to be taken literally my dear.
2007-11-01 17:11:18 · answer #1 · answered by zhao rong augustinus 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Those verses apply to the Peter, James and John who saw Jesus in his power and glory on the Mount of Transfiguration. The site below explains it well.
Jesus cannot lie since He is The Truth. The kingdom is his church. The apostles had power through the Holy Spirit to do signs and wonders.
2007-11-02 01:03:22 · answer #2 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the transfiguration. That speech, along with the Transfiguration account, forms a single pericope, as evidenced by the order of events related in all thre synoptic Gospels. That also accords with the description of the kingdom of God throughout the Old and New Testaments.
2007-11-02 00:27:20 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His Kingdom is His church, He built it just a few years after this statement. Read two verses before
Jesus states in Matthew 28:18 that the Kingdom has been given to Him when He arose from the grave (he overcame the "gates of Hades" at that time, right?) "All Authority has been given to me" - look up the Greek word for Authority, it is a worthwhile study. Then look up all of the uses of the word "Kingdom" by the apostles after Christ arose (i.e. the epistles, Acts) and you will see present tense usage almost exclusively
2007-11-02 00:10:52 · answer #4 · answered by Cuchulain 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christ died, and on the third day rose again. He then established his Church (kingdom) upon Peter (The Rock) and the Gates of Hell will not prevail against it. Many of those listeners then went on to suffer martyrdom, so look at the words in this light.....there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, Until (here put the emphasis) they see the kingdom....
2007-11-02 00:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes: Jesus did give one of his apostles the power to live until he came back. He will be changed in the blink of a eye but until then he walks the earth blessing people and preaching that Jesus Christ is the one and only savior.
2007-11-02 00:18:21 · answer #6 · answered by saintrose 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like I said in your other question, John the Beloved is still alive today, and has not died. He is walking the Earth somewhere, as are the 3 Nephites.
2007-11-02 13:14:45 · answer #7 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means John would not die until Christ comes again and that Christs words, in this case and as in all others are literally fulfilled. When Christ comes again I suppose John will 'die' or be changed from one type of being to another. See below....
John 21
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
There are other examples of others who were preserved from death including Elijah
2 Kings 2
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Also, Moses:
Josephus Antiquities of the Jews Book IV
48.....Moses....Now as he went thence to the place where he was to vanish out of their sight, they all followed after him weeping; but Moses beckoned with his hand to those that were remote from him, and bade them stay behind in quiet, while he exhorted those that were near to him that they would not render his departure so lamentable. Whereupon they thought they ought to grant him that favor, to let him depart according as he himself desired; so they restrained themselves, though weeping still towards one another. All those who accompanied him were the senate, and Eleazar the high priest, and Joshua their commander. Now as soon as they were come to the mountain called Abarim, (which is a very high mountain, situate over against Jericho, and one that affords, to such as are upon it, a prospect of the greatest part of the excellent land of Canaan,) he dismissed the senate; and as he was going to embrace Eleazar and Joshua, and was still discoursing with them, a cloud stood over him on the sudden, and he disappeared in a certain valley, although he wrote in the holy books that he died, which was done out of fear, lest they should venture to say that, because of his extraordinary virtue, he went to God
2007-11-02 00:26:58 · answer #8 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kingdom of God is spiritual
This was before his death after that they saw him in his Kingdom
2007-11-02 00:15:56 · answer #9 · answered by Gifted 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe it refers to true spiritual death, which shall begin in some only after they have seen God's return.
2007-11-02 00:31:29 · answer #10 · answered by w2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who was Jesus referring to here? Was he referring to his audience? Why did he not explicitly say "there are some OF YOU standing here..."? Mark 9:1 is suggestive this is prophetic.
2007-11-02 00:22:07 · answer #11 · answered by Averell A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋