Mar 9:11-13 | TNotes | STEP | 9:11 The disciples wanted to understand the prediction that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes (see Mal 4:5-6 ). How did this prediction fit with Jesus’ proclamation of God’s Kingdom and his prediction of his own death, resurrection, and return (Mark 8:31 , 38 ; 9:9 )?

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bMal 4:5-6►

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hIsa 52:13–53:12►

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jMatt 17:11-13►

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‏ Mark 9:11-13

9:11 ^a The disciples wanted to understand the prediction that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes (see Mal 4:5-6 ^b). How did this prediction fit with Jesus’ proclamation of God’s Kingdom and his prediction of his own death, resurrection, and return (Mark 8:31 ^c, 38 ^d; 9:9 ^e)?
9:12 ^f The teachers of the law were correct: Elijah must return before the consummation of God’s Kingdom, but Scripture also said that the Son of Man would suffer greatly (e.g., Ps 22 ^g; Isa 52:13–53:12 ^h).
9:13 ⁱ The teachers of the law erred by not realizing that Elijah had already come (see Matt 17:11-13 ^j; cp. Mal 4:5-6 ^k). As a result, they failed to recognize that the Kingdom of God had already come and that the Messiah’s suffering and death that were predicted in Scripture were about to take place.