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Podcast Introduction Today our reading is Mark 9-10.  I’m calling the episode “There Was No Mistake.”  Comments on Mark 9 In verse one of chapter 9, Jesus said, “I can assure you that some of the people standing here will not die before they see God's kingdom come with power.” What do you suppose Jesus was talking about here? Was He talking about His second coming? Was he talking about the rapture? If so, then was He wrong? Is this one of those “difficult passages” that we hear about? Well let’s ask ourselves whether Jesus was ever wrong or if He was even capable of being wrong. What do we believe about Him? Jesus is God, isn’t He? If He is God, then one of the attributes of God is omniscience, which means “all-knowing”, so He can’t be wrong.  Well, if He wasn’t wrong, then what does that leave us with? After all, all the disciples died before Jesus’ second coming or the rapture. As always, it is important to look at context. We look at the verses before and after this verse.  At the e