5 Jun 2015
Matthew 16:28
Matthew 16:28: “Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.”
There are two possible explanations for this. One is that after Jesus said this, a few of the disciples (Peter, James, and John, I think) saw Jesus transfigured. That could be what this refers to. The other is that much later in life, John was given the Revelation of Jesus Christ, where John did see the Tribulation, the Second Coming, and what happened next. So that could be what He was talking about as well.
Personally, I think this is a reference to the Transfiguration. Every time this statement is recorded in the gospels, the very next thing that happens is the Transfiguration. I don’t think that is an accident.
I don’t believe this statement means that one of the disciples is still alive somewhere and is going to remain alive until Jesus returns. Notice how Jesus said that this disciple would not die until he saw Jesus coming in His kingdom. This means that after he saw this, he would die. However, when Jesus returns for His Church He will raise the dead and take them to Heaven – which means at that point they won’t be dying any more! So this has to be referring to something else.