Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. (Mark 9:2-9, NRSV)
I always wondered how did Peter know Moses and Elijah?
I mean they didn’t have pictures of them to look at did they?
These two men appear and are talking with Jesus. Ok maybe Jesus called them by name. Now of course Jesus knew who they were because He helped create them…
But Peter wouldn’t have known. I know maybe they were wearing name tags. Hello my name is Moses…
But Jesus was made different on the mountain with Moses and Elijah, the disciples there saw Him in a whole new light! Literally!
He was seen for who He was, and yet the disciples were told to tell no one, probably because Jesus knew what the masses wanted, and what they needed, and He was what they needed, but long from what they wanted.
Is He what you want?
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