2. Jesus foretells his death for the second and third time. The Transfiguration Journey to Jerusalem Teachings on Marriage Requirements for following Jesus Faith of the Blind Man Matthew 9 and 10
3. “ And he said to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power” 9:1 Mark 9:1
4. The transfiguration-Mark 9:1-8 “And after six days Jesus took with him and Peter and James and John and led them up to a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them, and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. 9:2-3 “And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus, “Master, if it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” 9:4 For he did not know what to say, for they were exceedinly afraid . And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the clod, “This is my beloved Son, listen to him.” 9:7-8
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6. Mark 9:2-8 Some people came to Jesus, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man "Courage.....get up, pick up your stretcher and go home". And the sick man got up and went home.When everyone saw this they praised God for what Jesus had done
Let us turn to Lord to ask him to give us an anointing of his Holy Spirit so that we can understand. Oh God our Father, all things are in your hands and we place our lives in your hands. Instruct us, we ask you by sending your Holy Spirit to anoint our minds so that we can understand the mystery of the death and resurrection of your beloved and Divine Son. Help us to penetrate this mystery by living it in our lives and being in union with Jesus in his suffering, death and resurrection. We ask you this through our same Christ, our Lord. We ask you Mary, the mother of God, to be with us and to guide our thoughts and to surround all that we do so that it will bring us more deeply into the will of the Father.
This indicates the spread of the church in the lifetime of the Apostles. Many present will witness this. He growth and spread of the church