The Life of Jesus (23)

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The Life of Jesus (23)

• The Transfiguration

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Background

• Matt. 171-13, Mk 91-13, Lk. 927-36
• After Peters confession Matt. 1616-18
• The beginning of His preparation to go to
  Jerusalem

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The Event

• Jesus went upon a high mountain
• Mountains significant throughout Biblical
  history Mt. Sinai, Mt. Carmel, Mt. of
  Beatitudes, Mt. of Olives, Mts. Gerazim and Ebal,
  etc.

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The Event

• Peter, James and John are with Him
• Jesus went to the mountain to pray (Lk. 928-29)

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The Event

• Jesus was transfigured(Matt. 172, Mark 92)
• metamorfo/w Metamorphosis
• His appearance altered face shone like the sun
  and clothes white glistening (Mk. 93, Matt.
  172)
• The glory of Jesus manifested

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The Event

• Moses and Elijah appear to Him
• They spoke of His decease in Jerusalem (Luke
  931) e\zodos (exodos)

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The Event

• As disciples awake, they see the three conversing
• Peter said, Master it is good that we are here
  and offered to build 3 tabernacles (Matt. 174,
  Lk. 933) Peter was not thinking!

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The Event

• The voice from heaven spoke from a cloud
• This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
  pleased. Hear Him! (Matt. 175, Lk. 935)
• When the voice ceased, only Jesus was there.

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The Event

• They were instructed to tell no man of these
  events until after the resurrection
• Why must Elijah come (cf. Mal. 45-6)
• Jesus said he had come (in spirit) fulfilled in
  John the Baptist (Matt. 1711-12)

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The Event

• They go down from the mountain and Jesus prepares
  to go to Jerusalem. His 3 disciples a little
  more sure of who He was (but they still had room
  to go).

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The Purpose?

• To build up Jesus for what was ahead. He was
  human! (Phil. 25-8, Heb. 217-18, 415)
• Peter, James John needed the encouragement
• The message Hear Him!

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Why Moses and Elijah?

• Both experienced remarkable departures from this
  earth Deut. 34, 2 Kn.2
• Both needed Jesus for a time they did not stand
  up for God
• Both had been rejected similar to Jesus

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Why Moses and Elijah?

• Moses represented the Law and Elijah the prophets
  
• Lk. 2444, Rom. 321-22
• The voice said, Hear Him!
• A major theme of NT church Col. 24, Heb. 86,
  Gal. 324

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The Glory of Jesus

• Do we truly appreciate His greatness?
• Gods glory in Him cf. Ex. 3429-35, 2 Cor.
  37-9
• We beheld His glory John 114, 2 Pet. 116-18
• Jesus is Highly exalted (Phil. 29). Is He
  glorified in our lives?

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Will we be transfigured?

• The word found 4 times in NT -
• Matt. 172, Mark 92
• Concerning us Rom. 121-2, 2 Cor. 318
• Just as Jesus was changed, so we need to change
  our lives to manifest His glory.

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Beholding His glory

• will we be glorified together with Him? Rom.
  816-17