In 1981, Professor Enrique Nardoni, who taught both New Testament and theology, wrote an important article about the verse that appears in Mark before Mark begins his account of the transfiguration.[1] Matthew and Luke both follow Mark closely. Luke puts that verse this way, “But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”[2] Then Luke continues, “Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray,”[3] the story of the transfiguration. On the mountain these three apostles see the Christ in glory. But they do not understand what they have seen.
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