The disciples were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went ahead of them. They were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him.
"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles
who will mock him, spit upon him, scourge him, and put him to death, but after three days he will rise."
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
He replied, "What do you wish (me) to do for you?"
They answered him, "Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left."
Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
They said to him, "We can." Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized;
but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared."
When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John.
Jesus summoned them and said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Source: https://dailygospel.org/M/AM/
Analysis
We start our journey of biblical analysis with quite a complex passage. This passage has multiple messages, and thus I shall break it down one by one. And pardon me for copying a passage that doesn't include the verses. First for all, the passage opens by describing how Jesus and His disciples were walking towards Jerusalem, notice how it mentions the fear of the followers. I tried looking for the previous verses, but there's no explanation. If anyone knows why the followers are afraid, you may share your thoughts. Jesus then told His twelve disciples of the prophecy of His death, saying that the Son of Man shall be handed over and condemned to death. The prophecy itself is straightforward, and we know that the Son of Man refers to Jesus Himself, but for those who have read my analysis on the Trinity, you know what Jesus actually represents. And for you who haven't read it, I suggest you read it first, here: http://ignasrantsandideas.blogspot.com/2018/05/redefining-trinity.html. Now moving on.
We know that Jesus represents humanity as a whole, He wishes to say that we are all man, but also God, Jesus is trying to deliver the meaning of humanity, the true essence of mankind. However, this puts His supposed sacrifice, and eventually my entire theory into question. As how does His death fit in into the idea of Jesus representing humanity? Perhaps unless death here has another meaning, I can't say much. If I have an idea, I'll probably write it somewhere else. But anyway, since we reached a dead end with Jesus' death, we'll move on to the next part. James and John asked Jesus if they can be on His left and right side with Jesus in heaven. Jesus responds by saying that these two boys have no idea what they are asking, and asks whether they are ready for the cup and to be baptized. Let's see what this part actually means.
Sitting besides Jesus is a metaphor for glory, but in my opinion, it also means salvation and truth. The cup Jesus is talking about is the cup of suffering. So we can infer that Jesus is saying that we have to be ready to suffer to reach for the truth, or to reach glory. And we must be ready for all kinds of pain and torture if we wish to live for the truth. The baptism part is quite tricky, as again, I still have no idea what it means in context of my interpretations. So we'll save it for another time. In the next part, Jesus explains how governments and leaders rule with an iron fist, but He said that the disciples must act that way. They must instead be humble if they want to be praised, and they must serve if they wish to be the leader. This part is fairly simple, but I shall explain it nevertheless.
What Jesus is saying is technically a contradictory paradox. As He said that if we wish to be great, we must be a servant, and if we wish to be the first among others, we must be a slave among them. The overall meaning behind this part is that greatness is not found in ruling over others or selfishness, but greatness is found in serving others and loving others. Jesus is simply repeating the second most important law, that is to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. In this passage, Jesus is trying to focus that to be a respectable, honorable, and great person, we must serve others and help them. Essentially, being heroes for others, acting selflessly for others without any perceived benefits. Jesus finally said that He is also there to serve, and to be sacrificed for many, this shall be our greatest puzzle in our analysis of Christianity. That's all for now, I hope you enjoyed.
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