I believe that lad to be Lazarus. If you cross reference it with John 11, you can see the Jewish leaders even desiring to kill Lazarus ( John 12:10) because of Jesus raising him from the dead and the fame that gave our Lord Jesus. Plus, Jesus was staying at Bethany, where Lazarus was, at this time. So, it would make sense for Lazarus to be the Lad that runs off naked.
Dr. Ruckman makes another great point in the fact that, like I said early the Pharisees wanted to kill Lazarus. All the disciples got away, but they laid hold on someone, and he ran away naked for he knew his life was in danger! So, I strongly believe it to be Lazarus.
Hello Tvkdmk and thanks for your question. Yes, we read of that event in Mark 14:51,25 and unfortunately, we know nothing more than what the Bible tells us about this young man.
Two suggestions are put forward, and I repeat, these are only guesses, since we can have no certainty from the Word of God. One, that this man was Mark, the writer himself; similar how the Apostle Paul introduced himself as this person who was given a special vision & revelation of Heaven ( 2 Corinthians 12:1-9). But then, why would Mark only be wrapped in a linen cloth?
And two, that this young man wasn't a disciple of Christ, but maybe asleep in the garden, and upon hearing the noise & commotion, went to see. The armed multitude, believing that this young man was also a disciple of Christ, proceeded to grab him, since Christ's disciples earlier took fright & fled. So, this young man also fled, but his outer garment was all they got when they tried to grab him, & he ran away naked (probably still with an undergarment on). But all this is conjecture, as we really don't know who this young man was & why he was in Gethsemane at that time, but we could learn from this account, that this multitude who came to arrest Jesus, were prepared to do anything & grab anyone associated with Him, displaying their rage & determination to get rid of Jesus & His followers.
I believe that lad to be Lazarus. If you cross reference it with John 11, you can see the Jewish leaders even desiring to kill Lazarus ( John 12:10) because of Jesus raising him from the dead and the fame that gave our Lord Jesus. Plus, Jesus was staying at Bethany, where Lazarus was, at this time. So, it would make sense for Lazarus to be the Lad that runs off naked.
Dr. Ruckman makes another great point in the fact that, like I said early the Pharisees wanted to kill Lazarus. All the disciples got away, but they laid hold on someone, and he ran away naked for he knew his life was in danger! So, I strongly believe it to be Lazarus.
Two suggestions are put forward, and I repeat, these are only guesses, since we can have no certainty from the Word of God. One, that this man was Mark, the writer himself; similar how the Apostle Paul introduced himself as this person who was given a special vision & revelation of Heaven ( 2 Corinthians 12:1-9). But then, why would Mark only be wrapped in a linen cloth?
And two, that this young man wasn't a disciple of Christ, but maybe asleep in the garden, and upon hearing the noise & commotion, went to see. The armed multitude, believing that this young man was also a disciple of Christ, proceeded to grab him, since Christ's disciples earlier took fright & fled. So, this young man also fled, but his outer garment was all they got when they tried to grab him, & he ran away naked (probably still with an undergarment on). But all this is conjecture, as we really don't know who this young man was & why he was in Gethsemane at that time, but we could learn from this account, that this multitude who came to arrest Jesus, were prepared to do anything & grab anyone associated with Him, displaying their rage & determination to get rid of Jesus & His followers.
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