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Mark
Chapter
9
9:1``
And He {Jesus continues talking}
said
to them, "'Point of doctrine'/'I tell you the truth' {amen},
there
keep on being some standing here
who
will absolutely not {ouk} taste death
until
they see the kingdom of God
having
come with power {dunamis}."
{Note: This verse will be explained in the following verses. Three disciples will see Jesus Christ as He will be in His resurrection body on the Mount of Transfiguration.}
{The
Transfiguration}
9:2-3``
Now after six days,
Jesus
took out {paralambano} with him
Peter,
James, and John
and
led them alone up a high mountain privately.
He
was transfigured/metamorphosized
{metamorphoo - to change from one thing into another}
before
them, 9:3~~
and
His clothes
having
become radiantly/glistening/shining {stilbo}
white
beyond measure,
more
than absolutely no {ouk} launderer { gnapheus}
on
earth had the power to whiten {leukaino} them.
{Note: See also Matthew 16:27 and following for another coverage of this event. The six days are analogous to the first 6 years of the tribulation. And, taking the 3 disciples with Him is analogous to the Jewish remnant alive on the earth at the 2nd Advent.}
{Note: This mountain is probably Mt. Tabor in the Herman range since it was in the vicinity of Caesarea-Philippi, where our Lord was ministering.}
9:4``There
also appeared before them Elijah and Moses,
{from this, RBT theorizes that Elijah and Moses will also be the
two unidentified witnesses who return to earth during the
Tribulation},
having
kept on talking with Jesus.
9:5``
Then Peter 'had an answer'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself' {apokrinomai} to Jesus,
"Rabbi/Master/Teacher/'My
honorable Sir' {rhabbi},
it
keeps on being 'good of intrinsic value' { kalos}
for
us to be here.
'Let
me'/'I desire to' make three tents/shelters/tabernacles {skene},
one
for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
9:6``
(For he 'never ever knew'
{oida - Pluperfect completed action in the past}
what
to say . . . for they kept on being 'stricken with fear' {ekphobos}.)
9:7``
Then became a cloud
{ginomai - to become what is was not before}
having
surrounded them,
and
a Voice came from the cloud, saying
"This
keeps on being My beloved {agapetos} Son {huios}.
Listen to him! {akouo - imperative mood - an order}"
{Note: In Matthew 17:5 we see that Peter was cut off here as he was speaking. If Mark was actually transcribing for Peter, who may be the true author of the book of Mark, this could explain why Peter left out this fact!}
9:8``And,
suddenly {exapina} having looked all around {periblepo},
they
saw no one with them any more,
except
Jesus only was with them.
9:9``
And {after} they, having coming down from the mountain,
He
{diastellomai} gave orders {diastellomai} to them
not
to tell {diegeomai} anyone what they had seen
until
after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
9:10``They
kept this word/statement to themselves,
having
discussed/disputed/questioned {suzeteo} with themselves
what
this rising from the dead kept on meaning.
9:11``Then
they 'interrogated'/
'asked
a request for information from' {eperotao} Him,
"Why
do the 'experts in the law'/scribes {grammateus}
say
that Elijah must come first?"
{Note: A 'grammateus' in the Bible (per the Blueletterbible), was a man learned in the Mosaic law and in the sacred writings, an interpreter, teacher. Scribes examined the more difficult and subtle questions of the law; added to the Mosaic law decisions of various kinds thought to elucidate its meaning and scope, and did this to the detriment of religion. Since the advice of men skilled in the law was needed in the examination in the causes and the solution of the difficult questions, they were enrolled in the Sanhedrin; and are mentioned in connection with the priests and elders of the people.}
9:12``And,
He {Jesus}'had an answer'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself' {apokrinomai} and said to them,
"Elijah
does indeed come first
to
'restore to its former state' {apokathistemi} all.
{the client nation Israel will be gathered in Jerusalem in the
Tribulation}
{Note: More evidence that Elijah is one of the two prophesized witnesses of the Tribulation.}
And
'in what way'/why is it written that the Son of Man
must
suffer many things
and
be despised/'treated with contempt' {exoudenoo}?
9:13``
Nevertheless {alla},
I
{Jesus} tell you that Elijah has come,
and
they did to him whatever they wanted {thelo},
just
as it is written about him."
{The
Disciples' Failure to Heal}
9:14``
And, when they came to the disciples,
they
saw a great crowd around them
and
'experts in the law'/scribes
having
discussed/disputed/questioned {suzeteo} with them.
9:15``
And, when 'the whole crowd'/'all the people' saw Him,
they
were immediately 'struck with terror/amazement {ekthambeo}
having
ran and greeted/welcomed Him.
9:16``
He {Jesus} interrogated {eperotao}
the
'experts in the law'/scribes,
"What
are you discussed/disputed/questioned {suzeteo}
about
with them?"
9:17``
One of the crowd 'had an answer' {apokrinomai} for him,
"Teacher/Master/'Honorable
Sir {didaskalos},
I
brought you my son {huios},
having
been possessed by a spirit {pneuma}
that
makes him mute/'unable to speak' {alalos}."
9:18``
"Whenever it seizes/over-takes {katalambano} him,
it
convulses him
{rhegnumi - makes one roll on the ground in convulsions - similar to
an epilepsy fit},
and
he 'foams {at the mouth}' {aphrizo}, grinds his teeth,
and
'wastes away'/withers {xeraino}.
I
asked your disciples to cast it out,
but
they were not able to do it."
9:19``
He {Jesus} 'had an answer for them' {apokrinomai },
"You
unbelieving/faithless {apistos} generation {genea}!
How much longer will I be with you?
How much longer will I endure/sustain {anechomai} you?
Bring him to me."
9:20`` So they brought him {the boy} to Him {Jesus}.
When
the spirit saw Him,
it
immediately 'threw the boy into a convulsion' {sparasso}.
He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming {at the mouth}.
9:21``
He {Jesus} asked his {the boy's} father,
"How
long has this been happening to him?"
And he said, "From childhood {paidiothen}.
9:22`` "It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him.
But
if You {ei tis} 'are able'/'have the power' {dunamai}
to
do anything
-
and You are able -
{1st class conditional - no doubt - this man is a believer}
have
compassion on us and help us."
9:23``Then
Jesus said to him,
"'If
you believe
-
and you do believe {ei - 1st class conditional if} -
all
things are possible {dunatos} for the one who believes."
9:24``Immediately,
the father of the boy
cried
out and said, "I believe!
You
help my 'weakness of doctrine/faith/pistis'
{apistia - imperative mood - a command ('a' is an alpha negative of
'pistis' - pistis means faith or in the passive tense - 'that which is
believed'/doctrine}!"
9:25``Now
when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering,
He
rebuked/admonished the unclean spirit {akathartos pneuma},
saying
to it, "Mute and deaf spirit,
I
{Jesus} command you, come out of him
and
enter into him no more."
{Note: Jesus waited for the crowd to gather because the purpose of His miracles was to evangelize. Miracles were the 'calling card' that the Messiah had arrived. He would have cured all disease and removed all demons if that was the purpose for His miracles.}
9:26``
And having cried out and convulsing him severely,
it
came out.
He {the boy} became like a corpse, so that many said, "He is dead."
9:27``But
Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him,
and
he {the boy} stood/rose up {anistemi}.
9:28``
Then, having gone into the house,
His
disciples asked/interrogated Him privately,
"Why
'couldn't we'/'did we absolutely not {ouk} have the power'
to
cast it out?"
9:29``
He said to them,
"This
kind/type {of unclean spirit} {genos}
can
come out only by prayer."
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