Mark 9: 9-13 New Living Translation 9 As they went back down the mountain, [Jesus] told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by “rising from the dead.” 11 Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?” 12 Jesus responded, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt? 13 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted.” "Don't shoot the messenger" is a phrase that means to blame or punish the person who tells
you about something bad that has happened instead of the person who is responsible for it. It's often used to be humorous or lighten the mood but when Jesus responds to the Disciples question, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”, with another question it's anything but funny. The odd thing is that Jesus isn't even delivering bad news, He talks about His resurrection because it's the very thing that lets us know that the Father received His sacrifice on the cross for our sin. Of course the disciples didn't understand but instead of asking they want to know when the messiah would set up his kingdom. They would have known that that was prophesied by Micah so I'm not sure if the were playing dumb in order to make sure that Jesus was the Messiah or they really were ignorant. The interesting thing is that Jesus spoke of His suffering and also pointed out that the one coming before Him to prepare the way also suffered. He said, "But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted.” One thing is for sure, those who want to know Jesus will know Him best through suffering. Paul said, "I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death," Philippians 3:10 "
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Alan Cruz
11/16/2016 12:33:00 pm
Amén!
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Miguel Crespo
11/16/2016 02:23:31 pm
Amen.
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