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A GLIMPSE OF GLORYMark 9:2-10

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 1 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.      2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.   3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.     4 And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.     5 Peter said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters— one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.   

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    6 (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)     7 Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!     8 Suddenly, when they looked round, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.     9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.     10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what rising from the dead meant.

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Christ was transfigured before three of His disciples.

Two saints who have been dead for hundreds of years appeared in their glorified bodies

The Father descended in His shekinah glory and spoke audibly from Heaven regarding His Son.

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Jesus came the first time - there was no room in the inn. The next time He comes - the universe would not be able to contain His glory.

Jesus came the first time in obscurity and in poverty - in a stable in Bethlehem. The next time He comes, “He shall come in the clouds and every eye will see Him (Revelation 1:7).

He came the first time as a suffering servant. The next time He comes, He will come as a conquering king.

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TESTIMONY OF THE SAVIOURTerm “transfigured” comes from the

Greek verb “metamorphoo” meaning “changed in form” or “transformed.

In Jesus’ transfiguration there is a complete transformation from His human form to His heavenly form. [Matthew 17:2; Revelation 1:17]

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   The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. Revelation 21:23

There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. Revelation 22:5

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   GOD’S SHEKINAH GLORY

This was the glory that shone from Mount Sinai.

This was the glory that shone from the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.

This was the glory that filled the temple on that day when Isaiah saw the Lord high and lifted up.

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TESTIMONY OF THE SAINTS

“There appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.” (Mark 9:4)

Moses was the great law-giver – the great leader who led some 2 million complaining and rebellious people out of Egypt.

Elijah stood for all the prophets. He stood against the nation’s idolatry.

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TESTIMONY OF THE SAINTS Jesus’ death and suffering does not contradict what was said by the prophets of old.

Jesus was the one ordained from before the foundation of the world to die for all humankind. And His death was as much a part of the plan as His Second Coming.

Jesus is the one who will fulfill every Messianic Prophecy.

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TESTIMONY OF THE FATHER“Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters— one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (Mark 9:5)

Jewish month of Tishri – six months before the Passover.

Jews were celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles – sometimes known as the Feast of Booths. This feast described in Leviticus 23:42 commemorated the exodus from Egypt and the wilderness wanderings.

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TESTIMONY OF THE FATHER

“Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” (Mark 9:7)

Jesus is the Son of God.

Jesus is loved by the Father.

Jesus must be obeyed.

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[1] Testimony of the Saviour: Jesus is completely man, yet He is divine.

[2] Testimony of the Saints: Jesus is the fulfilment of everything Moses and Elijah and all the Law and prophets said or wrote.

[3] Testimony of the Father: Jesus is the Son of God.

SUMMARY

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APPLICATION Gives us a glimpse of our continuous glorification – we are to conform more and more into the image of Christ. [2 Corinthians 3:18]

Live our lives in such a way that will be ready for Christ Second Coming.

Serves as a foundation for our persevering faith in uncertain and difficult times.