Section 3
Him both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36), and crowned Him with glory and honor (Heb. 2:9).
Luke 18:34 says, "And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what was being said." We may compare the Man-Savior's word to His disciples concerning His death to beautiful music played to those who do not appreciate such music. The disciples were not able to appre ciate the "music" "played" to them by the Lord. They did not understand anything the Lord said. Although He used simple words, they could not comprehend what He was saying.
Why were the disciples not able to grasp the Lord's word concerning His death and resurrec tion? The reason for their inability to understand was that they were altogether in another king dom, in their own kingdom. Because they were in their own kingdom, they did not have a heart for the things of the kingdom of God.
HEALING A BLIND MAN NEAR JERICHO
The Lord's unveiling of His death and resur rection the third time is related to the healing of the blind man near Jericho. Actually, the Lord's disciples were blind and in need of healing. They could not understand what the Lord was saying