Failed prophecy of Jesus about his Second Coming, Matt. 16:28

In Matt. 16:28 Jesus said, “There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." Yet, they all died and he never came.

Biblical Errancy Pamphlets by Dennis McKinsey Pamphlet 2 Q13.

(Mat 16:28 NIV) I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

There are also the two parallel versions in Mark and Luke.

(Mark 9:1 NIV) And he said to them, "I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

Luke 9:27 I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

There is one other difficult verse in Matthew without other synoptic parallels.

(Mat 10:23 NIV) When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

There are similar verses with their synoptic parallels in the other gospels

(Mat 24:34 NIV) I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

(Mark 13:30 NIV) I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

(Luke 21:32 NIV) "I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

Jesus before the High priest

(Mat 26:64 NIV) "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."

(Mark 14:62 NIV) "I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."

(Luke 22:69 NIV) But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."

The error that McKinsey makes is in assuming that these verses refer to the Second Coming of Jesus, specifically when he returns bodily for a second time. Jesus left the earth bodily and will return bodily as told to us by the two angels.

(Acts 1:10-11 NIV) They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. {11} "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."

There are other events in which Jesus comes in power:

1. His coming as the Spirit of Jesus and clothing his people with power at Pentecost.
2. His coming in judgement upon Jerusalem in AD 70

The answer hinges on the meaning of "see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom" (Mat 16:28), "see the kingdom of God come with power" (Mark 9:1) and "see the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:27). Now the first triplet of verses under consideration could be referring to the transfiguration that was only a few days away. However that seems unlikely due to the proximity of the event, Jesus seems to be talking about something more distant, because some of them might already have died. It is more likely to refer to the power and growth of the early church after Pentecost (see D A Carson EBC)

to be continued...

Tekton answer here and On...was Jesus mistaken about this 2nd Coming? by Glenn Miller.