Please start a thread to explain how the twelve apostles could preach the gospel of the kingdom for ~3 years and not know or understand that Jesus was to die and rise again.
Luk 18:31-34 KJV Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. (32) For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: (33) And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. (34) And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
The Bible has lots details that you should read and understand.
They had in their minds all worked a plan of God, which was TOTALLY CONTRARY to the word of God, in other words, they wanted their own way and not the Lord’s.
Peter. ‘Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.’
Translation: No way, Lord, you’re not going to the Cross of Calvary, you’re supposed to sit on the throne of David as the King of Israel so that we can get rid of this Roman subjugation.
Jesus’ response? To PETER’s face, “Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”
James and John, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"
Translation: No way, Lord, you’re not going to the Cross of Calvary, you’re supposed to sit on the throne of David as the King of Israel so that we can get rid of this Roman subjugation.
Jesus’ response? I can see Jesus responding to them, exactly as He did with Peter, “Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”
ALL the Disciples (which by the way were more than 12) wanted their king right now sitting on the throne of David right now so that they wouldn’t have to be under the yoke of Roman subjugation, and what did Jesus said to ALL of them “Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” Because I, Jesus, came to die on the Cross of Calvary to provide THE way of Salvation to all those who want to believe you and what I am doing, which is THE good news.
ALL the Disciples did NOT want the suffering Lamb.
ALL the Disciples wanted the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, right now.
Jesus' response? “Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”