Pastor Chuck Ryan
Jesus’s Predictions and Peter’s Concerns
Text: Mark 8:31-33
Thesis: It does not always feel good, to do what is right!
- Jesus predicts his own death. (vs31)
- Jesus uses the phrase that was given to Daniels foretelling Jesus’ coming; “the Son of Man” (Daniel 7: 13-14)
- Jesus spoke plainly about the events that were related to his Crucifixion and Resurrection.
- Jesus was emphatic about these events taking place by mentioning he “must suffer many things and be rejected and “he must be killed and after three days rise again.”
- The salvation of our lives and Souls were dependent upon Jesus death and resurrection.
“In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” (Hebrew 9:22) (See Hebrews 9:11-22)
“But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.” (1Cor. 15:20-21)
“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;” (John11:25)
- If Peter and the disciple would have succeeded in convincing Jesus to abandon his plan, they would have brought death on themselves and all humanity to follow.
- Peter expressed his and the other disciples’ concerns. (vs 32-33)
“…and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.” (Vs32)
- Peter was concerned about Jesus’ well-being.
- We are called by God to have a heart of love for others.
“Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
2/. Peter’s heart was in the right place, but he lacked understanding to the plans of God.
- “But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns." (vs 33)
- Peter’s concerns for Jesus were not in-line with the Salvation Plan of God.
- “Peter (and the disciples) views are locked into the common militaristic expectation of the ‘Davidic Messiah.” (BBC, Mark. Page 232)
- Jesus encountered this incorrect view in the feeding of the Five Thousand as recorded in the book of John.
“After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world." Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.” (John 6:14-15)
- Some theologians theorize that Judas Iscariot, who was a zealot, held to this common view which may have prompted him into selling Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
- Jesus out of great love for his disciples rebuked Peter sternly.
- Jesus taught a Biblical Principle here that could be summed up as: “It does not always feel good, to do what is right!”