March 15th: Mark 9:9-13: The Disciples are Confused (again)

Jesus was a little cryptic at times when he told parables, but he often explained those parables to his disciples. Hid disciples has trouble understanding some things though. It seems as if they never understood him when he told them he was going to die, or when he said he was going to rise again. It is almost as if the moment he started talking about these things they closed their ears and did not want to hear it. Jesus told his disciples on many occasions that he was going to die and rise from the dead, yet they were all surprised when he died, and then when he came back. In this passage they are confused by the fact that Jesus told them not tell anyone about his transfiguration until he came back from the dead.