{Some of them that stand here} ( ines t(936e) hode hest(9374)(936e)).
A _crux interpretum_ in reality. Does Jesus refer to the
Transfiguration, the Resurrection of Jesus, the great Day of
Pentecost, the Destruction of Jerusalem, the Second Coming and
Judgment? We do not know, only that Jesus was certain of his
final victory which would be typified and symbolized in various
ways. The apocalyptic eschatological symbolism employed by Jesus
here does not dominate his teaching. He used it at times to
picture the triumph of the kingdom, not to set forth the full
teaching about it. The kingdom of God was already in the hearts
of men. There would be climaxes and consummations.
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