Some say this prediction in Mathew 16:28 was only of the transfiguration which occurred immediately after this prophecy of Christ. If that were the case, then his stating that some of them would not taste death till they saw him coming in his kingdom really was not true. For it is most probable that all were still living when the transfiguaration took place in a matter of only days. The most likely understanding of this prophecy is that Jesus was predicting something that would occur not in a day or two but in the years ahead to such an extent that even some of those present would still be living.