Some Standing Here

Mark 9:1 was first and most immediately fulfilled in the Transfiguration, when Peter, James, and John went up the mountain and received a stunning, firsthand preview of Jesus's divine glory. But the promise goes even deeper—the kingdom of God was decisively, legally, and officially established at the resurrection, which was God's public declaration that Jesus is the rightful King who has conquered sin and death. Today, we see this kingdom actively at work through the global spread of the church, powered by the Holy Spirit just as we read about in the book of Acts. It helps to think of the kingdom as something that is fully present in power right now, even though we are still looking forward to the beautiful day when Christ returns to bring it to its final, glorious completion.