MARK 9:10 WHAT THE DISCIPLES DID NOT KNOW

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Mark 8:31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

8:32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

Peter had no understanding at that time of what was prophesied in scripture in regard to the death of Jesus (Psalm 22:14-18 Isaiah 53:5), nor what Jesus would accomplish by his death and resurrection.

Mark 9:9 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.

9:10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

The disciples had no understanding from prophesy in regard to the resurrection of Jesus (Psalm 2:7 Psalm 16:10 Hosea 6:2).

Mark 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.

9:32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

The disciples understood none of what Jesus was saying about his death and resurrection and were afraid to reveal their lack of understanding.

Matthew 17:22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

17:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

The disciples were sorry when Jesus spoke of his death because they did not understand the significance of his resurrection.

Luke 9:44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

9:45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

The saying was hid from the disciples.

Luke 18:31 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

18:32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

18:33 And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

18:34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

What the disciples did not understand of what the Lord Jesus was telling them of his death and resurrection was all prophesied in scripture, yet they knew none of it; it was hidden from them.

Paul was given revelation by the Lord Jesus Christ how that he died, was buried, and rose again for our justification unto eternal life (1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Romans 3:24-26). The twelve disciples knew none of this during Jesus's earthly ministry.

Paul preached that without the resurrection our faith would be in vain and we would still be in our sins (1 Corinthians 15:17); and his preaching would be in vain (1 Corinthians 15:14). Without the resurrection we could not be justified unto eternal life (Romans 4:25). Yet, the disciples knew nothing of the resurrection at that time.

If the disciples did not grasp the significance of the resurrection how could they have been preaching the same gospel as Paul. There could not be just one gospel being preached by the twelve and Paul.

The twelve were preaching the same gospel as John the Baptist and Jesus. John was baptizing for the remission of sins (Mark 1:4). Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom (Matthew 4:23); that he was Christ, the Son of God who would establish his kingdom on earth. This is the gospel the twelve were preaching (Luke 9:2).

Luke 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

24:26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Jesus revealed the scriptures to the twelve just as he revealed to Paul further revelation.