JESUS' DEATH & RESURRECTION DEFEATED DEATH AND HELL

Mark 9, Jesus went on to say to his disciples, “Some of you who are standing here right now will live to see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!” Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and John to the top of a mountain. Suddenly his face began to shine with glory and his clothing became dazzling white, far more glorious than any earthly process could ever make it! Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus! “Teacher, this is wonderful!” Peter exclaimed. “Let's make three shelters here, one for each of you. . . . ” He said for he didn’t know what else to say and they were all terribly frightened. But while he was still speaking these words, a cloud covered them, blotting out the sun, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Then they looked around and Moses and Elijah were gone, and only Jesus was with them. As they descended the mountainside he told them never to mention what they had seen until after he had risen from the dead. So they kept it to themselves and wondered what he meant by “rising from the dead.” They asked him about the Jewish religious leader's said that Elijah must return before the Messiah could come. Jesus agreed that Elijah in fact already came and that he had been terribly mistreated, just as the prophets had predicted. Then Jesus asked them what the prophets could have been talking about when they predicted that the Messiah would suffer and be treated with utter contempt. FRIENDS, HIS DISCIPLES DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW JESUS' DEATH & RESSURECTION WOULD DEFEAT DEATH AND HELL. THEN JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD! Romans 5:17, If by the trespass of Adam, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and righteousness reign in life through the ONE man, Jesus Christ death and resurrection.