LISTEN, CHRISTIANS!

[Randy Carson]

This is a somewhat common misinterpretation, so let's take a closer look. Here is the passage in context:


Luke has pulled together a number of related thoughts in this passage. In vv. 20-21, Jesus asks the disciples who they think that he is. Peter answers, "God's Messiah", and Jesus warns them not tell anyone. In v. 22, he goes on to predict his own death and describes the cost of discipleship in vv. 23-26.

THEN, in v. 27 Jesus tells the disciples that some of them will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God. But does the "kingdom of God" refer back to the previous verses? No. Jesus is referring to the birth of the Church in general (which occurred on Pentecost) as well as the destruction of Jerusalem in particular. The downfall of the city (AD 70) will mark a turning point in salvation history that signals the end of the Old Covenant kingdom and the establishment of the New Covenant.

Hope this helps.

It's really astounding the hoops people will jump through to explain how "it doesn't say what people think it says, and only WE know the real answer".  Basing their lives on a bunch of brainless, mistranslated fairy tails that they believe are literal truth and actual history.  There are lots of reasons why I don't accept this interpretation. There are better reasons why I won't waste any more of my time on this.  Be well.

So, first you ask for my interpretation in an attempt to trip me up, then you get pissed when I give a reasonable explanation that does not allow your argument to work?