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Jesus’ disciples have received a whirlwind introduction to the Kingdom Program. After withdrawing the Kingdom from that generation, He began preparing His apostles to lead in His place. Jesus initiated a series of lessons and experiences that must have left His disciples’ heads swimming. It is remarkable to see how much the Lord accomplished in such a short time. The most challenging things Jesus has taught come at the end of Chapter 16.
Jesus revealed that He was not establishing the literal Kingdom on earth at this time. Instead, something new and different would come, something Jesus called “the Church”. Jesus said He would establish His Church not based on national identity but upon faith in Him alone as revealed by the Father. Once the Church was planted, Jesus promised that not even the powers of Hell could stand against it. That is not what these Jewish men were expecting from their Messiah.
Then Jesus told them something too much to bear. He said that to bring the Church into existence, He must suffer and die. Jesus exhorted all the disciples to prioritize the Kingdom life over this life, but that moment illustrated the problem facing these men. They could not appreciate how to serve Jesus because they did not understand Jesus’ plan. Hearing Jesus say He will soon die in Jerusalem rattled them, and they could not see past that concern. They knew that if Jesus were killed, they would likely be threatened as well. And more importantly, if Jesus dies, would they ever see the promised Kingdom? Would they lose their chance to enter it? In the next section, Jesus addresses these concerns with "The Transfiguration".