Marcos 16

Marcos 16

Barclay - “It was characteristic of Jesus that he thought, not of the wrong Peter had done him but of the remorse he was undergoing. Jesus was far more eager to comfort the penitent sinner than to punish the sin.” (Mark 16 Commentary) He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you - This recalls Jesus' promise in Mark 14:28+ "But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” (also in Mt 26:32) Jesus would go there before they did and would meet there. There you will see Him did not exclude appearances in Jerusalem. The words just as He told you underscore the veracity and faithfulness of what Jesus said. He would keep every promise to them and to us just as He told you! Akin on Jesus going ahead...to Galilee - What a word of grace! What a word of forgiveness, hope and promise. What a pledge for a new beginning from the very place where they first began to walk with Him. Peter would especially be grateful for this word! (Mark 16:1-8 The Resurrection of the Great King Note that this message ends with about 15 pages of discussion on the Authenticity of the Resurrection) Hiebert comments that "Because of their lack of faith, the disciples did not immediately act on these words. The appearances to them in the vicinity of Jerusalem were necessary to convince them of the reality of His resurrection." (The Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) James Edwards - This announcement, a fulfillment of 14:28, is a remarkable word of grace and encouragement. The flight of the disciples, even Peter’s pitiful denial, have not been the last word. It is not given to human beings to speak the last word. The last word belongs to the risen Lord, “ ‘I am going before you.’ ” The first act of Jesus’ ministry was the calling of four fishermen into community with himself (1:16–20); and the first word of the resurrected Jesus is the reconvening of the same community of disciples (14:27–28). The announcement of the angel is not one of deserved blame but a promise of gathering and going before them! God completes his plans for the church despite human failure. If the word of grace from the resurrected Lord includes a traitor like Peter, readers of the Gospel may be assured that it includes those of their community who have also failed Christ. (See The Gospel According to Mark )