8主耶稣在耶路撒冷的受死,不只包括主自己,也包括祂的跟从者;事实上,我们也包括在其中。当主进入祂包罗万有的死时,将跟从祂的人连同祂自己,都带进那个死里面。我们来看马可十章后段与末了六章时,要有这种观点,这是很重要的。当主耶稣死在十字架上时,祂所有的信徒都与祂同死。照马可记载,我们看见彼得、约翰与雅各,特别与主耶稣一同受死。祂特意将他们和其他的门徒与祂一同带到死里。结果,他们能分享祂的复活,甚至成为祂升天的见证人。五旬节那天,就是主升天十天后,那灵(其实就是主自己)浇灌在一班进入基督的死,有分于祂的复活,并看见祂升天的人身上。他们-既然有基督作赐生命的灵浇灌在他们身上,就能真实的在经历中体验到,自己的确是在基督的死、复活与升天里。不仅如此,他们能将主的钉死、复活、及升天应用在生活中。因此,在五旬节那天,彼得和一百二十人都在基督的钉死、复活并升天里。他们与基督是一,事实上他们就是祂的具体表现。那一天他们就是在活基督。我们都需要看见这一幅美妙的图画。一百二十人在五旬节成为钉死、复活、并升天之基督的见证人,这不是偶然的事。他们都跟从祂,与祂一同经过死,并进入复活。他们也看见祂升天。在五旬节那天,他们是在基督钉死、复活、与升天的实际里。主的跟从者是瞎眼的
8The death of the Lord Jesus in Jerusalem included not only the Lord Himself, but also His followers. In fact, we also were included in His death. When the Lord entered into His all-inclusive death. He brought His followers into that death with Him. It is important for us to have this view as we consider the remainder of chapter ten and then the last six chapters of the Gospel of Mark. When the Lord Jesus died on the cross, all His believers died with Him. According to the record of Mark, we can see that Peter, John, and James in particular were put to death with the Lord Jesus. He brought them and the other disciples purposely with Him into death. As a result, they could share in His resurrection and even be witnesses of His ascension. On the day of Pentecost, ten days after the Lord’s ascension, the Spirit, who is actually the Lord Himself, was poured out upon all those who entered into Christ’s death, participated in His resurrection, and saw His ascension. With Christ as the life- giving Spirit poured upon them, they could realize in their experience that truly they were in the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. Furthermore, they could apply the Lord’s crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension to their living. Therefore, on the day of Pentecost Peter and the one hundred twenty were people in Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension. They were one with Christ, and they were actually His embodiment. On that day they were living Christ. We all need to see such a marvelous picture. It was not an accident that on the day of Pentecost the one hundred twenty were witnesses of the crucified, resurrected, and ascended Christ. They all had followed Him and had passed with Him through death and into resurrection. They also saw His ascension. On the day of Pentecost they were in the reality of the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. THE BLINDNESS OF THE LORD’S FOLLOWERS