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you have the passion prediction one of the passion predictions
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and the first of several that we'll see in Mark.
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Jesus saying, this is going to happen,
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and then you have this word,
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"And he said this plainly and clearly to them,"
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a nice little clue. Then you have Peter's misunderstanding,
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but what does Peter misunderstand? That's what we'll ask.
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What was Peter expecting different?
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Well he was expecting the Messiah to come with angels and triumphant.
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Then you have an emphasis on suffering that everybody has to suffer,
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not just the Son of Man, but everybody has to suffer
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and you have a prediction of future eschatological glory.