“And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.”
They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what rising from the dead meant — the disciples obey the silence command but are confused by its condition. Discussing what rising from the dead meant: Jewish expectation included a general resurrection at the end of the age, not an individual resurrection in the middle of history. The Son of Man's individual rising from the dead is a category that does not fit their framework. The confusion is honest: they know the words but cannot yet construct the concept. Understanding will only come after the event itself.
Church Fathers on Mark 9:10
After the shewing of the mystery on the mount, the Lord commanded His disciples, as they were coming down from the mount, not to reveal His transfiguration, before the glory of His Passion and Resurrection.
Which He did lest men should be offended, hearing such glorious things of Him Whom they were about to see crucified. It was not therefore fitting to say such things of Christ before He suffered, but after His resurrection they were likely to be believed.
This, which is peculiar to Mark, means, that when death shall have been swallowed up in victory, we shall have no memory for the former things.
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