Luke 18:31-34<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
These predictions are about as clear as they could possibly be, so Luke\u2019s comment that the apostles didn\u2019t understand them\u00a0at all seems rather strange.<\/p>\n
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But perhaps it\u2019s understandable when we realize that the apostles were totally caught up in the mesmerizing, charismatic leadership of Jesus.<\/p>\n
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They probably found the idea of his absence unthinkable, the possibility of his \u201cdefeat\u201d at the hands of his enemies inconceivable.<\/p>\n
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The Messiah was here.<\/p>\n
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The Messianic age was about to dawn.<\/p>\n
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Moreover, while devout Jews anticipated a physical resurrection, they expected it to occur at the end of time, in connection with the Last Judgment, not as an individual case long before the End.<\/p>\n
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It just didn\u2019t \u201ccompute.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Sometimes, when we have really strong expectations and settled ideas, we can\u2019t at first hear other ideas that directly contract our preconceptions. \u00a0Even if we hear\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
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