31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32 For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. 33 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” 34 But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
Jesus told them, point blank, step by step, what was going to happen to Him when they get to Jerusalem. He is more detailed than ever before. Yet, they don't get it. Luke uses three parallel statements to impress upon us that they were totally clueless as to what Jesus was trying to say. They could not imagine these things happening. They were travelling with Jesus, surrounded by crowds who seemed to love Him, and whenever their journey was interrupted by Pharisees and other opponents, Jesus shut them down. And, how did the Gentiles get involved in all this? God has a way of doing things that need to be done in ways we can never imagine. He calls us to simply come along, follow, and trust and obey Him. It may be a bumpy ride, but He will get us where we need to be.
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