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Mark 1; 8,9
In Mark 1, immediately after His Father confesses Jesus, we see Him at His most human. Jesus is in the wilderness, hungry, surrounded by wild animals. When Jesus leaves the wilderness, He casts out a demon.
Later in Mark 8-9, immediately after Peter confesses Jesus, we see Him at His most divine. Jesus is on the mountain, transfigured, surrounded by 3 apostles. When Jesus leaves the mountain, He casts out a demon.
There is of course the Father’s confession again which is one clue that Mark leaves for us that these story-lines are connected. But there is so much more connecting the narratives: confession, geography, one-sided views of Jesus’ identity, “witnesses”, and demons. One at the beginning of the first part; the other at the beginning of the second part. There is a beautiful symmetry. Mark’s message is, “Pay attention, the second part of my gospel is beginning.”
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