Testimony 04/09/05: He Will Rise Again

Mark 10:32-34

32 They were on the way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 33 “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.”

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Jesus knew His purpose, therefore He led the way
Jesus knew the disciples were afraid, therefore He went ahead
The disciples knew what was Jesus was going to face, and seeing Jesus led the way, they were amazed… astonished…
The disciples knew the immensity of danger that awaited them, thus they were afraid
Jesus calmed their fear not by reducing the scale of the matter.

Nor did He say that it could be avoided.

But he retold them that it must happen… and that He will rise again

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When we face troubles, remember…

Jesus will go ahead of us
Jesus will give us hope