scottmaciver
Puritan Board Sophomore
A friend of mine recently sent me a text in relation to, "assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” (Matthew 16:28).
The question related to who the Lord was speaking about?
There seems to be a diversity of views, such as that He was speaking about the disciples, with the transfiguration in mind, given that the promise is made immediately prior to the transfiguration.
An alternative understanding was that He was speaking about the unbelievers who were there & that He was referring to the second death, as per John 8:51, "If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death," with the inference that unbelievers will taste the second death, whereas believers will not. This was Spurgeon's view.
I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts & any alternative views.
The question related to who the Lord was speaking about?
There seems to be a diversity of views, such as that He was speaking about the disciples, with the transfiguration in mind, given that the promise is made immediately prior to the transfiguration.
An alternative understanding was that He was speaking about the unbelievers who were there & that He was referring to the second death, as per John 8:51, "If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death," with the inference that unbelievers will taste the second death, whereas believers will not. This was Spurgeon's view.
I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts & any alternative views.