Mark 9:2

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 9:27....

1-13 Here is a prediction of the near approach Christ's kingdom. A glimpse of that kingdom was given in the transfiguration of Christ. It is good to be away from the world, and alone with Christ: and how good to be with Christ glorified in heaven with all the saints! But when it is well with us, we are apt not to care for others, and in the fulness of our enjoyments, we forget the many wants of our brethren. God owns Jesus, and accepts him as his beloved Son, and is ready to accept us in him. Therefore we must own and accept him as our beloved Saviour, and must give up ourselves to be ruled by him. Christ does not leave the soul, when joys and comforts leave it. Jesus explained to the disciples the prophecy about Elias. This was very suitable to the ill usage of John Baptist....

Verse Mark 9:2. _AND AFTER SIX DAYS JESUS TAKETH_ with him _Peter_, c.] For a full account of the _nature_ and _design_ of the transfiguration, Matthew 17:1, c. _A HIGH MOUNTAIN_] I have conjectured, Matthew 17:1, that this was one of the mountains of _Galilee_: some say _Hermon_, some _Tabor_ but Dr. Lightfoot thinks a mountain near Cesarea Philippi to be more likely. _WAS TRANSFIGURED_] Four good MSS. and Origen add here, AND WHILE THEY WERE PRAYING _he was transfigured_ but this appears to be added from Luke 9:29....

AND AFTER SIX DAYS ... - See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:1. Mark 9:3 NO FULLER - Rather, no “scourer.” The office of the person here mentioned was to “scour” or “whiten” cloth; not to “full” it, or to render it thicker. Mark 9:6 HE WIST NOT - He “knew not.” He was desirous of saying something, and he knew not what would be proper....

EXPOSITION MARK 9:1 TILL THEY SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD COME WITH POWER. In St. Matthew 16:28 the words run thus: "Till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." In St. Luke 9:27, "Till they see the kingdom of God." All these evangelists connect their record of the Transfiguration with these predictive words—a circumstance which must not be lost sight of in their interpretation. The question, therefore, is whether or how far the Transfiguration is to be regarded as a fulfillment of these words. One thing seems plain, that the Transfiguration, if a fulfillment at all, was not an exhaustive fulfillment of the words. The solemnity of their introduction forbids us to limit them to a

AND AFTER SIX DAYS,.... Six days after this discourse with his disciples, in their way to Caesarea Philippi, and after they were come into those parts: JESUS TAKETH WITH HIM PETER, JAMES, AND JOHN; favourite disciples, and a sufficient number, to be witnesses of his transfiguration: AND LEADETH THEM UP INTO AN HIGH MOUNTAIN APART BY THEMSELVES; where he and they were alone. This was not Mount Tabor, as is generally said, but either the mountain which Caesarea was at the foot of, or it may be Mount Lebanon; Matthew 17:1; AND HE WAS TRANSFIGURED BEFORE THEM; the above three disciples; Matthew 17:2....

Mark 9:2. _And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him._ You and I have sometimes wished that we could see Christ in his earthly glory. We need not however wish it; for, if such a sight were permitted to us, in all probability we should be more full of f...

JAMES (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:21). _...

CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The Glory to Come foreshadowed in the Transfiguration. (Mark 9:1 .Matthew 17:1; Luke 9:28 .)_ 2. The helpless disciples and the secret of failure. (Mark 9:14. Matthew 17:14; Luke 9:37) 3. The second announcement of His death. (Mark 9:30 .Matthew 17:22;...

THE TRANSFIGURATION AND THE COMING OF ELIJAH. After an interval, defined with curious exactness as six days, which may reflect the influence of Exodus 24:16, the three most intimate disciples of Jesus receive a Divine endorsement of His Messianic claim in a vision on a mountain-top (probably a slope of Hermon, not Tabor, see pp. 29, 32). Jesus was transfigured before them. Mk. dwells on the changed appearance of His clothes, which is described in a vigorous phrase. He does not say much of the more personal change in Jesus, nor does he mention the spiritual occasion of the transformation. As He prayed, Lk. tells us. Both Moses and Elijah are seen talking with Jesus. Law and Prophecy meet and bear witness to Jesus as the Messiah. To the presence of Moses and Elijah is added the direct testimony of the Divine voice from the cloud. The voice which addressed Jesus as God's Son at His baptism...