In verses 30-32 Jesus took the disciples away from the crowds to talk to them, at which time he spoke to them telling them "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but three days later he will rise from the dead.". They didn't understand him, and were afraid to ask him about this. Jesus has said these thing many times before, and the disciples didn't understand it, and maybe they were afraid to ask because of Jesus rebuke of Peter back in 8:33, or maybe they just didn't really want the answer. No one likes to hear bad news. Or is it bad news? Like Peter did, maybe the disciples were so focused on the words "He will be killed", and missed the words "Rise from the dead."
Everyone knows, even if they don't acknowledge it ... that one day we will pass away, we will die, but our hope doesn't lie in death as a believer does it? Our hope is "heaven bound, or 'new earth bound' depend on how 'revelation' we're getting ;) ... but the point is, sometimes we focus so much on the now, that we loose sight of the greater treasure stored up for us beyond this life.
The disciples may of been so focused on the 'persecution' and 'death' part, that they forgot about the 'I'll be back' part of Christ's teachings. If they concentrated on the latter, their perspective may of changed when time came for Christ to suffer. It's like how some churches have Jesus still on the cross, while there should be an empty tomb that should be celebrated instead... shouldn't it?
The Christian walk is about celebrating life ... life in Christ, new life He gives us, Life over death. Don't be discouraged today, but live the life that Christ has for you! Praise be to God!!
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