Analyzing the Disciples’ Mistaken Kingdom Notion (2)

In the first installment we suggested that in explaining the disciples' rejection of Christ's heavenly kingdom doctrine we must show sympathy to their perplexity. They had not the fullness of the Spirit, and they were on the wrong side of the cross to understand how it fulfilled the temple functions and spelled the defeat of God's enemies. Christ's resurrection is what sheds light on the cross and the kingdom. In the second place, there is that which must be criticized in the disciples. There...