Matt.17:4 – Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here”… What exactly made it good for the three disciples to be there? Was it because they saw Moses and Elijah on the mountain? Or maybe it was because they saw the legendary cloud of glory? Or possibly it was the …
Matt.17:5 – But while Peter was still speaking, a radiant cloud composed of light spread over them, enveloping them all. This event pretty much sealed everything for Peter, James, and John. As a matter of fact Peter wrote about this many years later in his second epistle, “For we did not follow cunningly devised fables …
Matt.17:1,2 – Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, Jacob and John, and hiked up a high mountain to be alone. Then Jesus’ appearance was dramatically altered. A radiant light as bright as the sun poured from his face. And his clothing became luminescent—dazzling like lightning. He was trans-figured before their very …
Matt.17:5 – But while Peter was still speaking, a radiant cloud composed of light spread over them, enveloping them all. And God’s voice suddenly spoke from the cloud, saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, the constant focus of my delight. Listen to him!” Sometimes we need to be interrupted. Our preconceived opinions, especially about …
