Mark 8:39

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Mark 8:39? “…there are some that stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Kingdom of God coming in power.” What does this mean? Is this the source of the legend of the wandering Jew?
 
It means the writer of Mark, like other NT writers, expected the second coming to happen very soon. You can explain it away in other ways, but this best fits the words and the facts.
 
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Mark 8:39? “…there are some that stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Kingdom of God coming in power.” What does this mean? Is this the source of the legend of the wandering Jew?
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May refer to the Judgement of God falling upon the Jews for rejecting the Messiah, when the temple fell in 70 A.D.

Look at the the Gospel narratives when Jesus says “This Generation shall not pass”

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Mark 8:39? “…there are some that stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Kingdom of God coming in power.” What does this mean? Is this the source of the legend of the wandering Jew?
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To find out, it is necessary to keep reading into Mark 9. As well, this same account is found in Luke 9. In both Mark and Luke, Jesus makes the same statement. But, look what occurred just a eight days later: the Transfiguration. Peter, James and John saw the Kingdom of God when Jesus was transfigured and Moses and Elijah appeared. They were enveloped in the bright cloud and heard God’s voice. It was Sinai all over again. See Mark 9:1-12, Luke 9:27-36.
 
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