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What's transfiguration (μεταμορφόω, metamorphosis)?
Transformation.
Back-country Bob & his family went to NYC. Bob saw his 1st elevator.
Puzzled, he stared.
An old, haggard woman went in.
The doors closed.
Minutes later, they opened & a young, attractive woman came out.
Bob was stunned, then hollered.
"Son, go get mother."
If real, it'd be a great transformation.
But Jesus' transformation was far greater.
Humanly, impossible.
In Lk 9:27, Jesus said, 27"Some standing here won't taste death before they see the KoG."
Let's look at Lk 9:28-43a.
28About 8 days later, he took Peter, John & James with him & went up onto Mt Hermon to pray.
The climb took almost a day.
When they arrived, Mt Hermon's shadow was stretching 70 miles across the plain.
Stars start twinkling.
Jesus prays, well into the night.
29aAs He's praying, his face's appearance changes.
Mt 17:2 adds, "His face shines like the sun."
Much brighter than the stars He created.
And it isn't just His face.
29bHis clothes get as bright as a flash of lightning.
The light shines through them.
It's so dazzling & brilliant, that they look white.
Suddenly, 302 men, Moses & Elijah, 31aappear in glorious splendor.
Why Moses & Elijah?
Many reasons.
Both talked with God on a mountain.
Moses on Sinai, in the Exodus.
Elijah on Mt Horeb, after fleeing Jezebel.
Both died supernaturally.
Moses died on Mt.
Nebo, just after getting to see the Promised Land.
God buried his body elsewhere.
No one knows where.
God took Elijah to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Moses was Israel's lawgiver.
Elijah, their greatest prophet.
Moses founded Jewish religion.
Elijah restored it on Mt Carmel.
Together, they stand for the OT system.
As Jesus nears the cross, Israel's greatest lawgiver & greatest prophet come to cheer Him on.
In Jesus, they see fulfillment of all their dreams.
All history longs & hopes for.
And Jesus now knows He's on the right way.
All history leads to the Cross.
Moses' & Elijah's presence witnesses: Jesus is the Messiah.
31bThey keep talking with Jesus.
What about?
31bHis departure... His ἔξοδος (exodus).
Moses led his people out of Egypt.
Jesus will lead His people out of sin & death.
31cHe's about to bring it to fulfillment at Jerusalem.
On the cross.
From captivity to death, Jesus will lead all God's children to heaven.
In Mt 27:50-53, it started.
Since then, at death God's children go home to Jesus, instantly.
So, Eph 4:8 & Ps 68:18 describe Jesus' exodus.
8When He ascended on high, He led captives in His [victory] train.
All God's children are in His victory train.
Back on Mt Hermon, 32aPeter & his companions are very sleepy.
Who wouldn't be, after an all-day, strenuous hike?
But Jesus' face & clothes are flashing like lightning.
They're startled awake.
Whoever woke 1st nudged the others awake.
32bWhen they become fully awake, they see Jesus' glory & the 2 men standing with him.
Jesus' glory lights up 3 awe-struck faces.
His image dances in their wide eyes.
Moses has been dead over 1400 years.
Elijah, about 900 years.
Their presence confirms it.
Jesus IS the world's longed-for Messiah.
He fulfills everything the Law points to.
He fulfills the sacrificial system.
He fulfills every Messianic prophecy.
All that Jewish religion & history were moving toward.
The 3 keep on talking.
Amazing!
Jesus is as bright as the sun & flashes like lightning.
If ever there's a time for awed silence, this was it.
33aAs the men are leaving Jesus, Peter speaks.
If there's nothing to be said, he says it.
33b"Master, it's good for us to be here.
Who doesn't want to bask in glory?
33cLet's put up 3 shelters-1 for you, 1 for Moses & 1 for Elijah."
Problem: We don't live or serve on the mountain top.
That isn't God's plan for us.
33dPeter doesn't know what he's saying.
Even Luke is embarrassed & offers excuses!
Still, wanting to stay isn't the worst part.
Peter wants to put up 1 shelter for each.
He's setting Moses & Elijah on Jesus' level!
God the Father will not stand for that.
34aWhile Peter is speaking, a cloud appears & envelops them.
Peter's voice trails off.
He's terrified.
All 3 34bare afraid as they enter the cloud.
From the OT, they recognize it.
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