Subject: The second coming of Jesus |
Bible Note: Darcy, You mean the Transfiguration. Yes, an all too common "explaination" for Matthew 16:28 by Futurists. Sadly, when I was a Futurist, I used it too. However, it isn't correct, and here's why. To put Matthew 16:28 in context, we need to read the verses BEFORE it to get a full understanding of what it means. Verse 27 tells us what will happen in conjunction with verse 28; and these things were NOT done at the Transfiguration. Let me show you why. I'll list a section of Matthew verse 27 at a time and then explain why the Transfiguration does NOT explain verse 28 of Chapter 16 of Matthew. Let's start, "For the Son of Man is going to come..." Ok, at the point of the Transfiguration in chapter 17, Christ was already there, he hadn't left yet. Christ saying the Son of Man is GOING to come, means that Christ first has to leave so he can in come. "...in his Father's glory with his angels..." At the Transfiguration Christ only appears with Moses and Elijah. "...and he will reward each person according to what he has done." That didn't happen at the Transfiguration either. Therefore, we can see that chapter 17 does not explain 16:28. Take care, SUEDE |