The End of Mark

Gospel of Mark 9-16

Here’s the rest of the Gospel of Mark.

The Gospel of Mark has sort of taken a turn. Instead of stories of Jesus performing miracles in the middle of nowhere, it now talks more about people testing Jesus and Jesus teaching people of the right way.

In this point of the story, Jesus enters Jerusalem, where the people greet him and ask him for help. It’s too bad that this won’t last too long, since we all know what happens to Jesus. You know what would be cool? Terminator going back in time to save Jesus.

As I saw Jesus answer every question/test the people gave him, I thought ‘Wow, this guy sure knows how to stay out of trouble’. Every time Jesus said something to someone else about what they should do and stuff like that, I was like ‘Yeah, that is true’, or something like that.

Look at this quote Jesus said to his disciples when they see a poor widow put in all her money in the treasury:
“Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.” (Gospel of Mark 12:43,44)

I totally agree with this quote. Think about it. If you are Bill Gates and you donate one million dollars to an orphanage, it would actually cost less than a poor person donating that much money. You know what I mean.

From here, the story is known by most ‘somewhat knowledgeable people’. Judas betrays Jesus, but then suicides. Jesus is crucified, but then reincarnated in three days.


Yay. I finished the gospel. This was actually more interesting than some other things I have read, one of them being ‘The Analects’.

So yeah. Cool. I’ll be starting a new gospel next week.

Miraculous Jesus

Gospel of Mark 5-8

Still reading.
I started wondering why it's called the Gospel of MARK. Is that the name of the person who wrote this? I don't know, and I'm too lazy too go to Wikipedia.


In these chapters, Jesus keeps performing miracles, some of them which we know very well, such as walking on water. Another was multiplying five loaves and two fish (one basket) into twelve baskets in the end after everyone had eaten. The people start following him (while some don't believe in him). Jesus then predicts that he will die and revive in three days.

This part of the Gospel of Mark is, I believe, very well known to people. Yet, reading it from the original (well, not really, since the King James Bible is a translation) piece was somewhat unique.

Anyways, Peter doesn't accept Jesus' prediction. Jesus then replies to him. Here's what I thought was interesting:
"Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men." (Gospel of Mark 8:33)
It's funny how just before Peter rejects what Jesus says, he said something that Jesus liked. Right afterwards, Jesus addresses Peter as Satan. Haha. Is it because the bad/evil thoughts of Satan are inside Peter? Something like that? If so, Satan can make people do anything he wants. Does he have as much power as God? (Of course not, but I'm just saying)

But then remember Job from before? If Satan wanted Job to question/insult God, he could have done it right? Why didn't he?

Oh, and I still have the unanswered question of 'Who is Satan anyways?' I still don't know how he came to be. Whoops, I'm getting off topic.

Anyways, everything's cool until now.
Hopefully, the text will become fun-er.

People, Meet Jesus

Gospel of Mark 1-4

Back to the Bible. Well, now it's the New Testament. What does that mean? Jesus, that's what it is.

The Gospel of Mark starts from when Jesus is already an adult. As in, it doesn't include the birth of Jesus, his childhood, and that kind of stuff. That information was, if memory serves, in the Gospel of Matthew.

John baptizes Jesus with water, and the Holy Spirit appears and acknowledges him as his son. Satan tests Jesus, and Jesus wins, of course. Jesus gathers his disciples, the first ones being Simon and Andrew. In Galilee, Jesus cures many people and performs miracles.

That's pretty much it, said in a few words.

This part emphasizes the fact that Jesus was a good miracle-performer. Jesus does it with a 'this-is-nothing I-can-do-anything' manner of way. When Jesus calms down the sea and the wind on the boat with his disciples, he wasn't all proud, saying 'Oh, I calmed down the water and wind. Ain't I cool?' He rather says it in a very noble God-ish way:
"Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?" (Gospel of Mark 4:40)

Then all the disciples are like 'What the fudge? Who is this guy to make the sea and wind obey him?'

Well, I'm just getting started, so let's hope there's much more fun events involving Jesus ahead of us.