“But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.”
But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him — the identification of John the Baptist as the fulfilled Elijah is made explicitly (Matthew 17:13 confirms the disciples understood this was John). They have done to him everything they wished — Herod and Herodias's treatment of John parallels Ahab and Jezebel's treatment of Elijah. Just as it is written about him: not a specific text but the pattern of the persecuted prophet that runs through the entire prophetic tradition, culminating in the Servant Songs of Isaiah.
Church Fathers on Mark 9:13
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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