1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:10,080 I have to confess that there was a unique struggle in preparing 2 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,040 this message, not for the reasons that you might think. 3 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,640 The challenge of studying and meditating on this particular 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:27,840 portion of Scripture was solely due to the overwhelming glory 5 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:33,360 that this passage presents. I felt as though whenever I 6 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:38,240 reached a ceiling of understanding, that ceiling was 7 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:43,240 removed and there were greater heights, greater levels of 8 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,400 Revelation awaiting to be climbed. 9 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:54,080 And when those levels were reached, there were even more 10 00:00:54,080 --> 00:01:01,200 levels to discover. There, I felt as though when 11 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:07,680 this chapter was opened, a Volt was opened and a wave of gold, 12 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,880 silver, and precious stones just spilled out. 13 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:17,120 And particularly last night, standing there before this text 14 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,640 looking around me, I thought to myself, what am I to do with all 15 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,040 of this? Where am I to go with all of 16 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:32,700 this? This scripture rightfully 17 00:01:32,700 --> 00:01:39,500 demands many parts, and we're not going to do that because 18 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:43,500 I've been comforted by the realization that this particular 19 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:47,700 moment is shared in Matthew, shared in Luke. 20 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,400 And if the Lord Terry's, and we do at some point as a church, 21 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,480 arrive to another gospel account down the road, then when we do 22 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,960 come to this particular miraculous occurrence, we will 23 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:04,040 have much to work with. There will still be much 24 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:12,440 available at this banquet, and so we will attempt to come 25 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,560 together and bring these things in a manner that we can 26 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:21,080 understand while also honoring the absolute majesty of this 27 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:25,400 portrait of Christ. And we will do so by organizing 28 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,080 our thoughts in the following way. 29 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,640 We will look first at the timing, the timing of this 30 00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:34,600 miracle. We will also look at the 31 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:39,280 companions of this miracle. And lastly, we will look at the 32 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:45,560 response to this miracle and as simple as that format might be. 33 00:02:47,190 --> 00:02:50,670 The way we are going to most benefit from this is if we have 34 00:02:50,950 --> 00:02:55,550 Mark open before us with Luke and with Matthew at the same 35 00:02:55,550 --> 00:03:00,990 time, so that we can do somewhat of a comparative analysis and we 36 00:03:00,990 --> 00:03:05,350 can take these different threads and see a more complete picture 37 00:03:05,510 --> 00:03:08,630 of what is happening here on this holy mountain. 38 00:03:10,790 --> 00:03:15,630 And with that, may I encourage you from the beginning to give 39 00:03:15,710 --> 00:03:19,390 yourself over to these next few moments without distraction, 40 00:03:20,870 --> 00:03:26,990 Because this is a very meaty passage and it requires our 41 00:03:26,990 --> 00:03:31,430 efforts to chew if we are going to digest and benefit from the 42 00:03:31,510 --> 00:03:34,590 glorious flavors and nourishment that comes from what the Holy 43 00:03:34,590 --> 00:03:38,950 Spirit has inscribed here. What I am speaking to you of 44 00:03:38,950 --> 00:03:43,110 today is the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ. 45 00:03:44,860 --> 00:03:51,300 It was an event of glory, but upon meditation and thinking 46 00:03:51,300 --> 00:03:55,260 about because the sound team and the media team often asks in 47 00:03:55,260 --> 00:04:01,140 advance what is the the message of the what is the the title of 48 00:04:01,140 --> 00:04:05,180 the message today? And you would probably say the 49 00:04:05,180 --> 00:04:09,780 glory of the Transfiguration. But there's too many glories, 50 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,440 the glories of the Transfiguration. 51 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,839 So many glorious things happen in this one moment, and I want 52 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:22,640 you to see it with me. I want you to travel with me in 53 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:28,560 these passages, and I want your heart to come alive again as you 54 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:34,440 see just how amazing God is and just how supernatural that Bible 55 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,400 you have in your hands really is. 56 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,730 Let's go to mark Chapter 9 and let's begin together in verse 57 00:04:40,730 --> 00:04:43,370 one. May the Lord Jesus help us and 58 00:04:43,370 --> 00:04:46,130 empower us by His Holy Spirit to understand all that He has 59 00:04:46,130 --> 00:04:49,890 desire to speak, and may He receive maximum glory and praise 60 00:04:49,890 --> 00:04:52,290 and recognition for this authorship. 61 00:04:52,290 --> 00:04:57,730 And the wisdom and the beauty of his voice in Mark Chapter 9, 62 00:04:57,730 --> 00:05:03,170 verse one we read and he said to them, truly, I say to you, there 63 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:06,210 are some standing here who will not taste death. 64 00:05:07,020 --> 00:05:09,980 Until they see the Kingdom of God after it has come with 65 00:05:09,980 --> 00:05:13,780 power. And after six days Jesus took 66 00:05:13,780 --> 00:05:16,940 with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high 67 00:05:16,940 --> 00:05:20,780 mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before 68 00:05:20,780 --> 00:05:25,660 them, and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no 69 00:05:25,660 --> 00:05:29,900 one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them 70 00:05:29,980 --> 00:05:35,500 Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 71 00:05:36,420 --> 00:05:41,100 And Peter said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we are here, Let 72 00:05:41,100 --> 00:05:45,460 us make 3/10 one for you and one for Moses, and 1:00 for Elijah. 73 00:05:46,540 --> 00:05:50,580 For he did not know what to say. For they were terrified, and a 74 00:05:50,580 --> 00:05:56,100 cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud. 75 00:05:56,620 --> 00:06:02,220 This is my beloved son. Listen to him. 76 00:06:03,860 --> 00:06:09,300 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with 77 00:06:09,300 --> 00:06:17,260 them but Jesus only, Jesus only. May we see Jesus only. 78 00:06:17,260 --> 00:06:23,420 Today, the timing of this miracle, this chapter opens up 79 00:06:23,780 --> 00:06:28,660 with an interesting promise that Jesus makes, one that I believe 80 00:06:28,660 --> 00:06:31,540 has been misunderstood and misapplied even in some people's 81 00:06:31,540 --> 00:06:35,290 eschatology. Jesus looks at his own after 82 00:06:35,290 --> 00:06:37,450 telling them about his suffering, and they're suffering 83 00:06:37,450 --> 00:06:39,410 for following them, for following him. 84 00:06:39,810 --> 00:06:44,810 And he proclaims that among them standing there, they would not 85 00:06:45,130 --> 00:06:47,650 taste death. There would be a select few who 86 00:06:47,650 --> 00:06:51,570 would not taste death until something occurs, until they 87 00:06:51,570 --> 00:06:55,970 witness a particular event, and that is the Kingdom of God, 88 00:06:56,690 --> 00:07:00,210 coming with power, coming with power. 89 00:07:02,060 --> 00:07:06,220 Now that has led some to wonder if Jesus says that some of his 90 00:07:06,220 --> 00:07:09,620 own disciples would not die until the Kingdom would come 91 00:07:09,620 --> 00:07:15,420 with power, then has the Kingdom of God come in that Messianic 92 00:07:15,420 --> 00:07:19,940 glory already? Some would say yes, some would 93 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:25,380 say based on this, surely then very early on Jesus Kingdom has 94 00:07:25,380 --> 00:07:30,460 been made fully manifest, because how could it be? 95 00:07:30,940 --> 00:07:35,060 His disciples surely are dead. Are we actually still waiting 96 00:07:35,060 --> 00:07:36,820 for the Kingdom to come with power? 97 00:07:36,820 --> 00:07:40,340 And if we are, then Jesus broke his promise, they would claim. 98 00:07:41,580 --> 00:07:44,380 And if not, if the Kingdom has not really come with power, then 99 00:07:44,380 --> 00:07:46,460 what other options are you really left with then? 100 00:07:46,820 --> 00:07:49,420 Are some of the disciples still alive in 2023? 101 00:07:50,300 --> 00:07:54,780 Surely not. These attempts to try to make 102 00:07:54,780 --> 00:07:58,780 sense of this is really something we don't have to 103 00:07:58,820 --> 00:08:01,780 entertain. When we do one thing, just honor 104 00:08:01,780 --> 00:08:04,780 the context. Look at the context. 105 00:08:04,780 --> 00:08:07,980 Context is king. Context keeps you safe. 106 00:08:08,220 --> 00:08:11,500 Context brings you to the true answer, at least the closest 107 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:15,860 answer to the truth. Let's look at Jesus saying this 108 00:08:15,860 --> 00:08:18,500 here and compare it where else. He said he said it in two other 109 00:08:18,500 --> 00:08:20,260 places. One place in Luke and one place 110 00:08:20,260 --> 00:08:21,900 in Matthew. I told you in advance to have 111 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:25,220 those books ready so that we can have a more complete picture. 112 00:08:25,460 --> 00:08:28,020 Let's turn quickly to Matthew 1628. 113 00:08:30,330 --> 00:08:34,250 To the left of Mark, Matthew 1628. 114 00:08:41,429 --> 00:08:46,110 Jesus says in Matthew 1628. Truly, I say to you, there are 115 00:08:46,110 --> 00:08:49,870 some standing here who will not taste death until they see the 116 00:08:49,870 --> 00:08:53,310 Son of Man coming in his Kingdom. 117 00:08:53,630 --> 00:08:56,030 Now turn to the right to Luke in Chapter 9. 118 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:02,180 You look at Luke 9. Look with me quickly at verse 27 119 00:09:02,180 --> 00:09:03,980 and what do we see here in this passage? 120 00:09:05,260 --> 00:09:09,420 But I tell you, truly there are some standing here who will not 121 00:09:09,420 --> 00:09:12,740 taste death until they see the Kingdom of God. 122 00:09:13,740 --> 00:09:17,620 Now, if you have all those passages open, what do all of 123 00:09:17,620 --> 00:09:20,300 these declarations in these respective accounts have in 124 00:09:20,300 --> 00:09:23,100 common? All you have to do is look 125 00:09:23,100 --> 00:09:26,140 immediately after Jesus makes that statement, and they all 126 00:09:26,140 --> 00:09:31,880 have this one thing in common. Each time Jesus made this 127 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:37,080 promise, it was immediately preceded before him, taking up 128 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,480 some of his disciples up on the mouth of Transfiguration. 129 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,720 Right after Jesus said it in Mark, right after Jesus said it 130 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:47,160 in Luke, right after Jesus said it in Matthew, immediately after 131 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,400 we have the event of the transfiguration. 132 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,360 Meaning what? The Transfiguration is the very 133 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:59,590 fulfillment of this promise. The pledge that Jesus makes to 134 00:09:59,590 --> 00:10:03,350 his own was realized on this mountain. 135 00:10:04,630 --> 00:10:07,830 In what sense? Well, Christ here on this 136 00:10:07,830 --> 00:10:11,350 mountain is going to unveil something of his glory. 137 00:10:12,790 --> 00:10:16,470 And by doing so, He is giving the disciples A revelation, A 138 00:10:16,470 --> 00:10:21,430 glimpse, a peak, a sample, if you will, of what form He will 139 00:10:21,430 --> 00:10:26,270 take, of what demonstration He will have when He does come in 140 00:10:26,270 --> 00:10:30,170 his Kingdom with power. In other words, what's happening 141 00:10:30,170 --> 00:10:34,410 here on the Transfiguration was very much a manifestation of the 142 00:10:34,410 --> 00:10:37,410 king and his glory, but it was a foreshadowing. 143 00:10:38,570 --> 00:10:45,290 It was something that was real and true, but it was just a 144 00:10:45,290 --> 00:10:49,090 glimpse, not the complete fulfillment of it. 145 00:10:51,130 --> 00:10:53,890 And So what the disciples are actually experiencing here at 146 00:10:53,890 --> 00:10:57,140 this time? Is in fact the appearance of 147 00:10:57,140 --> 00:11:02,260 Christ in his glory a demonstration of his power, but 148 00:11:02,260 --> 00:11:06,700 not the complete understanding and experience that awaits? 149 00:11:09,380 --> 00:11:12,620 Why did Jesus choose to do this now? 150 00:11:13,220 --> 00:11:16,820 Why at this point? And again, we have to look at 151 00:11:16,820 --> 00:11:20,590 what he just finished saying. He told these disciples, who are 152 00:11:20,670 --> 00:11:24,910 eagerly anticipating the Messiah to come in His splendor and 153 00:11:24,910 --> 00:11:29,910 majesty, that he was going to suffer and die instead, and on 154 00:11:29,910 --> 00:11:32,030 top of that. He looks at his closest 155 00:11:32,030 --> 00:11:34,710 followers and he says you also must suffer. 156 00:11:34,910 --> 00:11:37,910 You also each have a cross with your name on it. 157 00:11:39,630 --> 00:11:43,950 Talk about blowing a bubble. Talk about being deflated. 158 00:11:44,630 --> 00:11:47,670 Talk about being even tempted. To be discouraged. 159 00:11:48,010 --> 00:11:51,450 You have this high anticipation, this high expectation that this 160 00:11:51,450 --> 00:11:53,090 is the Messiah. We've seen his miracles, we've 161 00:11:53,090 --> 00:11:55,770 seen his power. He's going to make his Kingdom 162 00:11:55,810 --> 00:11:59,810 appear at any moment, and instead he hears, they hear, 163 00:11:59,810 --> 00:12:01,410 namely, Peter as the leader as well. 164 00:12:02,050 --> 00:12:04,250 I'm going to die, I'm going to suffer, I'm going to resurrect. 165 00:12:04,330 --> 00:12:06,650 But you also, you're going to know some suffering for 166 00:12:06,650 --> 00:12:10,410 following me. And then he makes this 167 00:12:10,410 --> 00:12:14,540 statement. But some of you here, you're 168 00:12:14,540 --> 00:12:16,820 going to see my Kingdom come with power. 169 00:12:17,020 --> 00:12:19,180 I'm going to show you something. And the reason why he wants to 170 00:12:19,180 --> 00:12:21,780 show them this, the reason why he's going to peel back the veil 171 00:12:21,780 --> 00:12:25,580 and he's going to he's going to expose something of yet of yet 172 00:12:25,580 --> 00:12:27,740 to come is because he wants to build them up. 173 00:12:29,180 --> 00:12:32,340 He wants to encourage him. He wants to bring some level of 174 00:12:32,340 --> 00:12:36,660 relief to them after hearing of the fate of the Messiah and 175 00:12:36,660 --> 00:12:41,220 their fate as well. In other words, by Jesus now 176 00:12:41,220 --> 00:12:44,740 coming and transfiguring before them, he's communicating 177 00:12:44,740 --> 00:12:46,740 something in the immediate sense. 178 00:12:46,740 --> 00:12:51,220 He wants the disciples to know. My death is not where it ends. 179 00:12:52,220 --> 00:12:56,660 God's purpose and program does not end with death. 180 00:12:58,620 --> 00:13:03,340 There is a glory to come. There is power to be realized. 181 00:13:03,900 --> 00:13:08,380 There is a government that will indeed be introduced. 182 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,480 That will indeed be put into motion, and will never ever know 183 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,920 and end. And disciples, in order to build 184 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,720 your faith with that, in order for you to see the full and 185 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:23,360 complete picture of what this is all about, come with me. 186 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:25,760 Let me show you something of my glory. 187 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,720 Let me show you something of what is to come. 188 00:13:29,560 --> 00:13:32,200 In other words, Jesus wants to come for them that their 189 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:37,080 expectation of this awesome Kingdom is not wrong. 190 00:13:38,350 --> 00:13:42,550 It's just not yet. And so this is what the 191 00:13:42,550 --> 00:13:45,070 disciples are going to realize. And they also would be 192 00:13:45,070 --> 00:13:48,110 encouraged as they prepare to suffer themselves and understand 193 00:13:48,550 --> 00:13:51,430 if we are to be martyred, if we are to be hated, if we are to be 194 00:13:51,430 --> 00:13:53,990 persecuted. We are not giving our lives to 195 00:13:53,990 --> 00:13:59,430 something that will not end up being glorious, that will not 196 00:13:59,430 --> 00:14:03,190 end up being majestic and beautiful and dazzling. 197 00:14:04,380 --> 00:14:06,380 We saw, we saw him on that mountain. 198 00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:10,180 We saw what is to come, and they were able to be strengthened for 199 00:14:10,180 --> 00:14:12,780 the suffering that is to come. May I remind you, in your 200 00:14:12,780 --> 00:14:16,980 suffering, may I encourage you in your walk with Christ, with 201 00:14:16,980 --> 00:14:19,900 whatever persecution you are enduring, whatever persecution 202 00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:24,300 America will face in the coming years, that one way to 203 00:14:24,300 --> 00:14:27,820 alleviate, one way to strengthen your soul is to contemplate much 204 00:14:27,820 --> 00:14:32,800 on the glory of Jesus Christ. Keep your eyes on the last 205 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,640 chapter of the story. Remember what is to come. 206 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:41,360 Remember that this is not it. As much as we rejoice in the 207 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,760 finished work of Jesus Christ, his redemptive plan is not yet 208 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,400 finished. There is still something to 209 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,600 come. There's still fulfillment to be 210 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,600 realized. Focus on that. 211 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,640 Set your mind on things above and see what strength will come 212 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,930 to you. See what kind of what kind of 213 00:14:58,930 --> 00:15:04,370 relief you will realize as the disciples were to realize and 214 00:15:04,370 --> 00:15:07,930 this very moment. And that's why Peter says later 215 00:15:07,930 --> 00:15:11,690 on in his One Epistle and First Peter one or Second Peter 116 216 00:15:11,690 --> 00:15:14,050 rather. That we were eyewitnesses of His 217 00:15:14,050 --> 00:15:15,970 What? Majesty. 218 00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:19,730 We were eyewitnesses of His Majesty. 219 00:15:19,970 --> 00:15:22,770 We saw His royalty. We. 220 00:15:22,770 --> 00:15:27,660 Saw his authority, we saw. The magnificence of who he is. 221 00:15:27,660 --> 00:15:31,660 We saw it, we beheld it, and he testifies it of it later to the 222 00:15:31,660 --> 00:15:34,060 Christians, who also need to be encouraged by. 223 00:15:34,060 --> 00:15:36,940 So how is the Lord going to now infuse this grace into them? 224 00:15:37,420 --> 00:15:42,100 He takes his closest three Peter, James, John, and he goes 225 00:15:42,100 --> 00:15:45,260 up to a high mountain until they are very isolated. 226 00:15:45,980 --> 00:15:50,060 He stands before them, and we're told here in verse two that he 227 00:15:50,060 --> 00:15:54,100 transfigured before them, transfigured before them. 228 00:15:55,140 --> 00:15:57,340 The original word for transfer is where we get the word 229 00:15:57,340 --> 00:16:02,260 metamorphosis. It's talking about a powerful, 230 00:16:03,060 --> 00:16:06,740 all-encompassing kind of alteration, the same kind of 231 00:16:06,740 --> 00:16:10,220 experience that a Caterpillar knows when it becomes a 232 00:16:10,260 --> 00:16:13,180 butterfly. We're not talking here about 233 00:16:13,300 --> 00:16:16,100 Jesus just slightly being enhanced. 234 00:16:16,460 --> 00:16:19,820 We're talking about this complete sense of 235 00:16:19,820 --> 00:16:22,300 transformation, physically speaking. 236 00:16:24,330 --> 00:16:29,170 He transfigured before them, and every single gospel account 237 00:16:29,250 --> 00:16:32,610 cannot help but comment on the whiteness of his clothes. 238 00:16:33,210 --> 00:16:35,730 Mark says that no one on earth could bleach them. 239 00:16:35,730 --> 00:16:39,250 You get the impression here that he's at loss of words, that when 240 00:16:39,250 --> 00:16:42,730 Peter told him about what he saw, he's like, I can't, I can't 241 00:16:42,730 --> 00:16:48,530 put language to just how pure and just how brilliant his 242 00:16:48,530 --> 00:16:55,250 attire was, Matthew says. His face shone like the sun. 243 00:16:56,490 --> 00:17:04,250 Luke says that his face was actually altered, so you almost 244 00:17:04,250 --> 00:17:07,490 get the impression that this was a sight that left them somewhat 245 00:17:07,490 --> 00:17:10,530 speechless. Clearly we saw the reaction. 246 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:12,730 They were terrified. There was this awe. 247 00:17:13,970 --> 00:17:16,369 There was something so overwhelming about what they 248 00:17:16,369 --> 00:17:20,010 perceived. Surely that's what's going to 249 00:17:20,010 --> 00:17:22,550 happen when we see Him and His glory. 250 00:17:23,790 --> 00:17:27,349 Surely we are going to be absolutely stunned. 251 00:17:28,190 --> 00:17:31,430 I can't wait to see casual Christians see Jesus. 252 00:17:32,750 --> 00:17:35,390 I can't wait to see what's going to be on their face when they 253 00:17:35,390 --> 00:17:41,830 see Him come and all of his glory and might and strength and 254 00:17:41,830 --> 00:17:44,070 2nd Thessalonians chapter one, verse 10. 255 00:17:44,070 --> 00:17:47,190 We are told that when Jesus does come back for his Saints and 256 00:17:47,190 --> 00:17:49,150 glory, you know what our response is going to be? 257 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:57,760 That he might be marveled. At just the sight of Christ is 258 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:04,600 going to cause us to stare at Him and wonder just who He is 259 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,560 and not not necessarily His words, just who He is with. 260 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:12,360 His presence will cause us to be an absolute awe. 261 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,460 And the Holy Spirit says in Second Thessalonians the Saints, 262 00:18:18,460 --> 00:18:23,060 when he comes, will marvel at him, will marvel at him. 263 00:18:24,940 --> 00:18:27,180 And there was a sense of that marveling here. 264 00:18:28,340 --> 00:18:35,220 Here's Jesus now who just unleashes something and they are 265 00:18:35,220 --> 00:18:38,500 now. In the light of this glory. 266 00:18:39,940 --> 00:18:43,660 But Luke adds a detail that Mark doesn't mention that Matthew 267 00:18:43,660 --> 00:18:45,100 doesn't mention. I don't want you to see it 268 00:18:45,100 --> 00:18:49,170 because yes, the timing here. Is after he had taught about 269 00:18:49,170 --> 00:18:52,650 suffering and the location here is on top of this mountain. 270 00:18:53,210 --> 00:18:57,810 But Luke says Jesus was doing something right before he was 271 00:18:57,810 --> 00:19:00,930 transfigured and I want to show it to you in Luke 9. 272 00:19:01,170 --> 00:19:10,420 Look here with me in verse 29, Luke 929. 273 00:19:12,500 --> 00:19:18,300 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was 274 00:19:18,300 --> 00:19:21,940 altered and his clothing became dazzling white. 275 00:19:22,340 --> 00:19:23,380 You know what? Dazzling is? 276 00:19:23,380 --> 00:19:26,540 Sparkling. There's a sparkle there. 277 00:19:27,420 --> 00:19:32,220 But notice what Luke says as he was praying. 278 00:19:32,860 --> 00:19:36,060 Luke loves to tell us about Jesus praying and his gospel 279 00:19:36,060 --> 00:19:38,420 record. He tells us that Jesus was. 280 00:19:38,420 --> 00:19:41,780 Praying at his baptism, he tells us that he is praying here. 281 00:19:42,420 --> 00:19:43,900 And so what's now? We have again. 282 00:19:43,900 --> 00:19:46,860 We have another piece to this. Yeah, the disciples were brought 283 00:19:46,860 --> 00:19:51,920 up to the mountaintop. But Jesus, before them began to 284 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,600 pray, began to commune with the Father. 285 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:02,320 And the Holy Spirit wants to tell us that it was in the 286 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,040 praying that the transfiguration occurred. 287 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,480 Could Jesus have morphed without prayer? 288 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:13,940 Sure. Because this is not just an 289 00:20:13,940 --> 00:20:17,860 observation, This is a detail for your instruction of mine. 290 00:20:17,860 --> 00:20:21,300 There is a principle here, and I'm sure you're already aware of 291 00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:24,900 it. Christ in his praying knew a 292 00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:28,020 certain alteration. Is it any different for you and 293 00:20:28,020 --> 00:20:33,140 I that there is a deeper conversion to be known? 294 00:20:33,780 --> 00:20:37,100 There is a deeper transformation to experience? 295 00:20:37,300 --> 00:20:43,250 There is a clear reflection to be known in the place of prayer, 296 00:20:45,130 --> 00:20:51,170 in the place of being in the presence of God and seeking His 297 00:20:51,170 --> 00:20:55,570 face. That's the instruction here. 298 00:20:55,770 --> 00:21:01,050 That's the example that Christ provides as he was transfigured. 299 00:21:01,050 --> 00:21:05,850 You also will know a change to a certain degree. 300 00:21:06,370 --> 00:21:11,820 When you know how to sit before the Lord and allow the light of 301 00:21:11,820 --> 00:21:14,940 His presence, allow the truth of His Word, allow your heart being 302 00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:18,580 open before Him, for Him to speak into your life, and reveal 303 00:21:18,580 --> 00:21:21,300 things to your conscience, and to make things known through His 304 00:21:21,300 --> 00:21:25,860 Word to. You there is a special depth of 305 00:21:25,860 --> 00:21:28,900 change that can be experienced in this place of prayer. 306 00:21:30,340 --> 00:21:33,140 You will not know a deeper change unless you know how to 307 00:21:33,140 --> 00:21:39,580 value genuine communion with God, and Jesus models that so 308 00:21:39,580 --> 00:21:42,480 perfectly. There was a particular glory 309 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:48,000 that shined through him, and I see in the Bible that there is a 310 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:52,040 particular beauty that will be reflected on you and I. 311 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,840 When we choose to take our relationship with him seriously 312 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,480 in the place of prayer, there's something that he'll do in us 313 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,360 and through us that will shine brighter. 314 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,640 In the place of prayer, what are the psalmists say in Psalm 34? 315 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,560 He says something that I believe echoes the sentiment. 316 00:22:08,020 --> 00:22:11,260 He says in verse four I sought the Lord and He answered me and 317 00:22:11,260 --> 00:22:13,220 He delivered me from all my fears. 318 00:22:13,460 --> 00:22:19,820 Those who look to him or what radiant and their faces will 319 00:22:19,820 --> 00:22:24,060 never be ashamed. Those who look to Him are 320 00:22:24,060 --> 00:22:28,940 radiant. The looking to him is not just a 321 00:22:28,940 --> 00:22:32,060 sense of internal dependency. It's connected with verse 4. 322 00:22:32,060 --> 00:22:34,900 There's a looking that is expressed in prayer. 323 00:22:34,900 --> 00:22:38,720 I sought the Lord. I'm looking to the Lord. 324 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,760 And one of the rewards of that is that there is a radiance, A 325 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,040 radiance that comes with a confidence, a trust and 326 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,320 enjoyment in the person of Jesus Christ. 327 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,040 And and this kind of praying that Jesus prayed, I'm under the 328 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,600 impression that it wasn't like a microwave kind of prayer. 329 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,240 Can I show you how? You're still in Luke 9, right? 330 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,920 While Jesus was praying, what do you think the disciples were 331 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:01,800 doing? Any guess? 332 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,650 Look at verse 32. Now Peter and those who are with 333 00:23:05,650 --> 00:23:10,170 him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake, 334 00:23:10,170 --> 00:23:13,330 they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 335 00:23:15,970 --> 00:23:18,170 We seen them sleeping before in the garden, right? 336 00:23:19,330 --> 00:23:21,610 And they were sleeping. According to the Gospels, 337 00:23:21,610 --> 00:23:23,930 because of sorrow, their eyes were heavy with sorrow. 338 00:23:24,010 --> 00:23:26,650 There's no indication here that they were sorrowful and that's 339 00:23:26,650 --> 00:23:28,570 the reason why, though they could have been because they 340 00:23:28,570 --> 00:23:30,490 were just told that the Messiah is going to suffer and they're 341 00:23:30,490 --> 00:23:32,730 going to suffer. Maybe they were just emotionally 342 00:23:32,730 --> 00:23:34,690 drained by that truth and they fell asleep. 343 00:23:34,890 --> 00:23:37,490 Or could it be that Jesus was praying and taking his time that 344 00:23:37,490 --> 00:23:47,290 they fell asleep Because of that, Jesus gave uninterrupted 345 00:23:47,690 --> 00:23:57,250 patient fellowship with the Father and here he is in that 346 00:23:57,250 --> 00:24:01,730 place with the Father. And the three disciples there 347 00:24:01,730 --> 00:24:06,370 are sleeping, and it is in that moment, at one point where he is 348 00:24:06,370 --> 00:24:09,890 transfigured. Can you imagine being asleep 349 00:24:09,890 --> 00:24:11,290 while Jesus is being transfigured? 350 00:24:15,650 --> 00:24:17,370 You know there are many Christians who can't see the 351 00:24:17,370 --> 00:24:19,490 glory of Jesus Christ that they can't get excited about 352 00:24:19,490 --> 00:24:21,890 something like Mark Chapter 9 because they're spiritually 353 00:24:21,890 --> 00:24:26,450 asleep. They've been lulled to sleep by 354 00:24:26,450 --> 00:24:28,210 the love of the things of this world. 355 00:24:30,070 --> 00:24:32,550 They've been stimulated to the point where they are distracted 356 00:24:32,550 --> 00:24:34,430 and they can't see what Christ wants them to see. 357 00:24:34,430 --> 00:24:36,110 I hope you're not spiritually asleep today. 358 00:24:37,790 --> 00:24:40,030 I hope you're not getting bored by the revelation of the 359 00:24:40,110 --> 00:24:44,470 awesomeness of Christ. If any of us are. 360 00:24:44,470 --> 00:24:46,910 May the Lord have mercy and wake us up so that we can see just 361 00:24:46,910 --> 00:24:51,750 how amazing He is. And so we see here that there is 362 00:24:51,750 --> 00:24:54,790 the timing of the miracle. It was after he taught about the 363 00:24:54,790 --> 00:24:58,130 suffering of him himself and the suffering of the disciples. 364 00:24:58,130 --> 00:25:00,130 It was while he was praying. But now we come to something 365 00:25:00,130 --> 00:25:02,250 interesting, and it's the companions of the miracle. 366 00:25:03,850 --> 00:25:06,570 Peter, James, and John were not the only ones in attendance. 367 00:25:06,570 --> 00:25:09,010 They were not the only ones who were invited to this event, 368 00:25:09,010 --> 00:25:11,850 verse four of Mark 9 tells us. And there appeared to them 369 00:25:11,890 --> 00:25:16,690 Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 370 00:25:18,130 --> 00:25:22,490 That's. It's not every day Moses and 371 00:25:22,490 --> 00:25:25,590 Elijah show up. Especially when they haven't 372 00:25:25,590 --> 00:25:28,190 been on earth for thousands and hundreds of years. 373 00:25:29,350 --> 00:25:31,830 Moses and Elijah appear on the scene. 374 00:25:32,150 --> 00:25:33,590 And this is not by their own volition. 375 00:25:33,590 --> 00:25:37,190 This is not by their own will. Clearly, God had ordained and 376 00:25:37,190 --> 00:25:41,350 planned and scheduled their appearance here on this 377 00:25:41,350 --> 00:25:44,110 mountain. This was planned. 378 00:25:45,110 --> 00:25:49,030 This was staged, so to speak. It this was intentional? 379 00:25:51,190 --> 00:25:54,220 And the question I'm sure that's running through your mind is 380 00:25:54,220 --> 00:25:58,100 why? Why Maybe more than the how, 381 00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:00,340 some would say, how did Moses and Elijah appear? 382 00:26:00,540 --> 00:26:04,700 But I think the common question is why, out of the great roster 383 00:26:04,700 --> 00:26:09,020 of all the Old Testament Saints, why is it that Moses and Elijah 384 00:26:09,020 --> 00:26:13,500 were the ones who were summoned to stand with the transfigured 385 00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:18,220 Christ and to talk with him? So they weren't standing there 386 00:26:18,220 --> 00:26:22,830 stoic like statues. They appeared and there's a 387 00:26:22,830 --> 00:26:27,310 conversation going on. And I believe there are a few 388 00:26:27,310 --> 00:26:32,630 reasons why it was Moses and Elijah who appeared on the 389 00:26:32,630 --> 00:26:37,470 scene. Consider this one, the further 390 00:26:37,470 --> 00:26:39,550 confirmation of the identity of Christ. 391 00:26:40,070 --> 00:26:42,150 A further confirmation of the identity of Christ. 392 00:26:42,710 --> 00:26:44,750 What did Jesus ask the disciples? 393 00:26:44,750 --> 00:26:48,990 Not too far back, he asked them. Who do people say that I am? 394 00:26:49,710 --> 00:26:51,230 Look back here in Mark chapter eight. 395 00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:54,070 Look at verse 27. Jesus went on to his disciples 396 00:26:54,070 --> 00:26:56,870 in the villages of Sister Philippi, and on the way he 397 00:26:56,870 --> 00:26:59,030 asked his disciples, who do people say that I am? 398 00:26:59,230 --> 00:27:03,710 And they told them John the Baptist and others say Elijah 399 00:27:05,350 --> 00:27:09,350 and others. One of the prophets, Peter 400 00:27:09,590 --> 00:27:14,970 rightly confessed the identity of Jesus Christ and Jesus 401 00:27:14,970 --> 00:27:17,730 praised Peter because of that There was number confusion among 402 00:27:17,730 --> 00:27:20,170 him or the disciples concerning who he is as Messiah. 403 00:27:20,810 --> 00:27:25,010 But if there was any confusion, if there was any confusion, 404 00:27:25,490 --> 00:27:28,610 surely it's clarified now that you have Jesus standing there 405 00:27:28,610 --> 00:27:30,690 and who's beside him? Elijah. 406 00:27:30,690 --> 00:27:36,050 They ain't the same person and he's not one of the prophets. 407 00:27:36,050 --> 00:27:40,050 He's not even one of the greatest of prophets, Elijah and 408 00:27:40,050 --> 00:27:45,290 even Moses himself. Jesus is unique, and not only is 409 00:27:45,290 --> 00:27:49,250 unique, He's greater than Moses. He's greater than Elijah. 410 00:27:49,730 --> 00:27:52,490 He stands alone. He's in a category all by 411 00:27:52,490 --> 00:27:55,690 himself. And so even through this 412 00:27:55,690 --> 00:27:59,050 indirectly, there is somewhat of a further confirmation of the 413 00:27:59,050 --> 00:28:02,010 identity of Jesus Christ. But there's another kind of 414 00:28:02,010 --> 00:28:05,650 confirmation, not of the identity of Christ per se, but 415 00:28:05,690 --> 00:28:12,710 of the testimony of Christ. The Pharisees love to come up 416 00:28:12,710 --> 00:28:17,270 with excuses not to listen to Jesus, not to consider him as a 417 00:28:17,270 --> 00:28:19,950 candidate for the Messiah that they supposedly were 418 00:28:19,950 --> 00:28:23,630 anticipating, and one of their favorite deflections, one of the 419 00:28:23,630 --> 00:28:26,470 favorite things that the the Pharisees want to do whenever 420 00:28:26,470 --> 00:28:30,550 they were confronted with messianic evidence was appeal to 421 00:28:30,550 --> 00:28:33,870 Moses. Say, what do I mean by that? 422 00:28:33,870 --> 00:28:35,390 Let me show you in John Chapter 9. 423 00:28:36,110 --> 00:28:40,230 In John Chapter 9, after the man born blind was healed, there's 424 00:28:40,230 --> 00:28:42,670 this investigation that goes on because they want to know how 425 00:28:42,670 --> 00:28:45,950 did this happen. And when it came to the 426 00:28:45,950 --> 00:28:49,030 Pharisees who interviewed this man, they said something in John 427 00:28:49,030 --> 00:28:54,870 928. There's a lot of Bible today, so 428 00:28:54,870 --> 00:28:56,750 I'm encouraged to hear the flipping of those pages. 429 00:28:56,950 --> 00:28:59,950 John 928 Look at what these men say. 430 00:29:02,030 --> 00:29:05,830 And they reviled him, saying You are his disciple. 431 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,400 But we are who? The disciples of Moses. 432 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,240 Verse 29. We know that God has spoken to 433 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:18,160 Moses, but As for this man, we don't know where he comes from. 434 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,560 There's just like, scorning him. Who's this Jesus? 435 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,240 Where did he come from? What's his reputation? 436 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:26,600 What's his testimony? We're followers of Moses. 437 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:33,720 We pledge our allegiance to him. And so as a deflection, they 438 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,730 appeal to the authority of Moses. 439 00:29:36,730 --> 00:29:40,210 They appeal to the Scriptures concerning Moses, the events 440 00:29:40,210 --> 00:29:44,170 tied to Moses. And So what happens on the Mount 441 00:29:44,170 --> 00:29:47,090 of Transfiguration? Elijah shows up. 442 00:29:47,570 --> 00:29:50,090 And who else shows up? Moses. 443 00:29:50,770 --> 00:29:54,730 And what does Moses do? By standing and talking with 444 00:29:54,730 --> 00:29:57,370 him, We're going to find out what they talked about. 445 00:29:58,570 --> 00:30:05,330 He is now witnessing to Christ. He is now affirming that this is 446 00:30:05,330 --> 00:30:06,770 indeed the one that I have spoken of. 447 00:30:08,130 --> 00:30:10,050 This is indeed the one that I pointed to. 448 00:30:10,970 --> 00:30:13,130 I'm not in disagreement with this Jesus. 449 00:30:13,130 --> 00:30:17,410 I pointed to this Jesus. There's no confliction here. 450 00:30:17,690 --> 00:30:23,250 There's no two camps here. God spoke of a prophet to come. 451 00:30:24,290 --> 00:30:26,450 God spoke of a prophet to come, and you shall listen to him, and 452 00:30:26,450 --> 00:30:29,770 this is him. And so the appearance of Moses 453 00:30:29,770 --> 00:30:33,340 is somewhat of a rebuke to the Jewish leaders and to all who 454 00:30:33,340 --> 00:30:38,380 would try to hide and shield themselves behind him, and how 455 00:30:38,380 --> 00:30:40,380 he was a mediator of their covenant. 456 00:30:41,300 --> 00:30:44,340 Now Moses shows up. Says no, no, no. 457 00:30:45,140 --> 00:30:49,180 It's about Christ. I bear witness that his 458 00:30:49,180 --> 00:30:53,940 testimony is true, and so we have a confirmation in their 459 00:30:53,940 --> 00:30:55,060 appearance of the testimony of Christ. 460 00:30:55,060 --> 00:30:56,380 But that's not the only confirmation. 461 00:30:56,540 --> 00:30:59,460 We also have the confirmation of the ability of Christ. 462 00:31:01,380 --> 00:31:04,060 And so here's Jesus now, manifesting His glory and 463 00:31:04,580 --> 00:31:07,220 allowing that manifestation to comfort the disciples. 464 00:31:07,220 --> 00:31:12,180 That OK, he will die, He will suffer many things, but he will 465 00:31:12,180 --> 00:31:14,740 come back again. And when he come back, when He 466 00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:18,380 comes back, He will conquer and He will defeat all of our 467 00:31:18,380 --> 00:31:22,580 enemies, and he will rule and reign forever and ever and ever. 468 00:31:23,820 --> 00:31:26,380 But that's not the only message that Jesus sought to convey. 469 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,440 Because the appearance of Moses and Elijah was also a message in 470 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,320 itself. When they appeared, there was 471 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:36,160 also something that they could comfort themselves in concerning 472 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,920 their future glory. Not just the glory of the king, 473 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:46,400 but the glory of the Saints. Elijah and Moses are alive after 474 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:50,680 hundreds and hundreds of years. Elijah and Moses are alive and 475 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,380 they're communing with Christ. Elijah most alive. 476 00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:56,380 And they they never cease to really live. 477 00:31:56,380 --> 00:32:00,540 They're they're still here, existing and vibrant and lively. 478 00:32:02,140 --> 00:32:04,820 So when Christ comes to give him a taste of the Kingdom of the 479 00:32:04,820 --> 00:32:08,660 power to come, he's also giving them the encouragement that the 480 00:32:08,660 --> 00:32:10,620 Saints will also rule and reign with him. 481 00:32:11,220 --> 00:32:14,940 The Saints will also live with him, be with him, commune with 482 00:32:14,940 --> 00:32:17,540 him. So they had a hope for their 483 00:32:17,540 --> 00:32:22,140 tomorrow as well. How did Moses die? 484 00:32:23,230 --> 00:32:25,630 He died. He died. 485 00:32:27,430 --> 00:32:29,430 How did Elijah enter into the presence of God? 486 00:32:30,990 --> 00:32:37,030 Did he die? There's something there as well. 487 00:32:38,150 --> 00:32:41,790 Most had died a real death. Elijah entered into the presence 488 00:32:41,790 --> 00:32:47,350 of God in a very unique way. How does the scripture portray 489 00:32:47,750 --> 00:32:49,470 the Saints in their entrance of the glory? 490 00:32:50,030 --> 00:32:52,830 Well, some of us will die. But what is first lesson only in 491 00:32:52,830 --> 00:32:58,270 four say that some will be caught up in the air, some will 492 00:32:58,270 --> 00:33:01,950 not die when he comes, and they will meet him in the air. 493 00:33:03,950 --> 00:33:06,710 And so you even have that kind of a picture there going on with 494 00:33:06,710 --> 00:33:09,510 Moses and Elijah. There are some Saints who will 495 00:33:09,510 --> 00:33:13,470 die real death physically, but will be brought into his arms. 496 00:33:13,470 --> 00:33:17,310 And there are some who will not die, and they will meet the Lord 497 00:33:17,310 --> 00:33:22,560 in the air. And so there's resurrection hope 498 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:24,760 here. There's encouragement here. 499 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,040 Oh, there's so much more. I wish I can park here. 500 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,880 I wish I can just park here with Moses and Elijah. 501 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,800 Because there's so many other sub points. 502 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:38,280 Let me give you one to consider. What was Moses's burning desire 503 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:44,380 in the book of Exodus, Chapter 33, Chapter 34, After he was 504 00:33:44,380 --> 00:33:46,940 assured that the presence of God would go with him in Israel into 505 00:33:46,940 --> 00:33:49,540 the Promised Land, that was not enough for Moses. 506 00:33:49,540 --> 00:33:52,820 Moses said, please what? Show me your glory. 507 00:33:54,660 --> 00:33:56,180 There's more to you that I want to know. 508 00:33:56,180 --> 00:33:58,060 There's more to you that I want to discover. 509 00:33:58,700 --> 00:34:01,460 And God was willing to grant that request, but with caution. 510 00:34:02,140 --> 00:34:05,500 You will see something of my glory, but you cannot. 511 00:34:05,500 --> 00:34:08,100 What? You can't see my face. 512 00:34:08,420 --> 00:34:11,020 So hide in the cleft of the rock and I will put my hand there to 513 00:34:11,020 --> 00:34:12,980 cover you, and you will see my backside. 514 00:34:14,030 --> 00:34:17,030 Moses is more than willing to take what he can get, but oh, 515 00:34:17,030 --> 00:34:18,670 Jesus is so merciful and gracious. 516 00:34:18,670 --> 00:34:19,949 Why? Because we're told here that 517 00:34:19,949 --> 00:34:22,389 here's Jesus in his glory and his face is shining. 518 00:34:22,389 --> 00:34:24,110 And who's in the presence of this glory? 519 00:34:24,750 --> 00:34:28,949 Moses. Now he's standing in the glory 520 00:34:28,949 --> 00:34:34,550 of God with an unveiled face. Jesus didn't hide his face from 521 00:34:34,550 --> 00:34:39,080 Moses at this point. What was another desire of 522 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,239 Moses? Oh Lord, would you please allow 523 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,840 me go to the Promised Land? No. 524 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:45,560 Enough. Stop asking me about this. 525 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:49,920 OK? Where is Moses standing now? 526 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,639 He's in the Promised Land. Isn't God gracious? 527 00:34:56,480 --> 00:35:01,640 Is any merciful? So we have the companions. 528 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,720 We have the companions of this miracle here, Moses and Elijah. 529 00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:06,920 And finally, they confirm one last thing. 530 00:35:07,770 --> 00:35:10,330 They not just confirm his identity. 531 00:35:10,330 --> 00:35:11,610 They don't just confirm his testimony. 532 00:35:11,610 --> 00:35:13,770 They don't just confirm his ability, they confirm the 533 00:35:13,770 --> 00:35:21,330 centrality of Christ. There is a way of summarizing 534 00:35:21,330 --> 00:35:24,090 the library of the Old Testament. 535 00:35:24,090 --> 00:35:28,650 The Hebrew scriptures and Jesus tells us how the Jews understood 536 00:35:29,330 --> 00:35:32,730 a summary of the description of the scriptures. 537 00:35:33,210 --> 00:35:35,290 You know what he said when he talked about the first greatest 538 00:35:35,290 --> 00:35:36,890 commandment and the second greatest commandment? 539 00:35:36,890 --> 00:35:41,730 He says on these two. Commitments is what the Law and 540 00:35:41,730 --> 00:35:45,530 the Prophets made-up. The Law and the Prophets. 541 00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:48,930 If you want the reference to, that's in Matthew 22 and Matthew 542 00:35:48,930 --> 00:35:53,130 22 verse 40. I believe on these two 543 00:35:53,130 --> 00:35:56,570 commandments we have the law and the prophets. 544 00:35:56,650 --> 00:36:01,970 Moses represents the law. Elijah represents the prophets. 545 00:36:03,090 --> 00:36:07,600 Jesus now standing with them is proclaiming that he is a 546 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,320 fulfillment that all that the prophets pointed to, all that 547 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:13,520 the Law spoke of Christ is the substance. 548 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:19,680 All the promises, all the pictures, all the prophecies in 549 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:23,720 the entire library of the Word of God is now here in the flesh. 550 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:27,920 He's here the centrality of Jesus Christ. 551 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:30,440 This is what we've been waiting and longing for. 552 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:34,720 He is now here before you standing and we're told here 553 00:36:34,720 --> 00:36:37,940 that they were talking. Moses, Elijah and Jesus. 554 00:36:38,300 --> 00:36:42,660 What were they talking about? The disciples sleeping? 555 00:36:44,020 --> 00:36:46,340 What were they discussing? What were they conversing? 556 00:36:46,940 --> 00:36:48,700 The Bible tells us what they were talking about. 557 00:36:50,140 --> 00:36:51,740 And Luke Chapter 9. If you want to know what they 558 00:36:51,740 --> 00:36:53,940 were talking about, look at verse 30 and verse 31. 559 00:36:58,620 --> 00:37:02,380 It says here in Luke 930 to 31 and behold, 2 men were talking 560 00:37:02,380 --> 00:37:07,140 with him, Moses and Elijah. We cover that who appeared in 561 00:37:07,140 --> 00:37:12,620 glory and spoke of his departure, spoke of his 562 00:37:12,620 --> 00:37:16,300 departure, which was about to be accomplished at Jerusalem. 563 00:37:16,660 --> 00:37:19,100 The Greek word for departure is Exodus. 564 00:37:21,540 --> 00:37:23,900 So what was the main theme of their conversation? 565 00:37:24,300 --> 00:37:26,660 Jesus's. Exit from this world through his 566 00:37:26,660 --> 00:37:29,740 death and resurrection. That's what they were talking 567 00:37:29,740 --> 00:37:32,980 about. But what were they talking 568 00:37:32,980 --> 00:37:37,320 about? I I just, I I had a joy just 569 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:42,160 kicking back and thinking about that Moses and Elijah talking 570 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:46,080 with Jesus about his plan of salvation. 571 00:37:47,240 --> 00:37:51,760 Were they encouraging him? Were they praising and adoring 572 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:56,760 him? Was Jesus in return in the 573 00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:59,440 conversation, illuminating more things to them? 574 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:02,880 Remember we we heard from brother Mark earlier that the 575 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,440 prophets wondered at what time at what point these things were 576 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:09,880 to occur. I wonder if Jesus here in this 577 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:14,120 moment is telling them the greater details of his exodus. 578 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:19,960 Moses led an exodus the people of Israel from Egypt slavery 579 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:23,200 under fair Jesus. Is Exodus going to conquer death 580 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,040 so that we can be delivered from Satan and? 581 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:27,840 They're talking about his Exodus. 582 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,880 How can you be asleep? Guys wake up. 583 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:36,320 Disciples are snoring. How can you be asleep? 584 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:45,040 But finally they did wake up. They woke up and Jesus standing 585 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:48,560 before them with these two Saints invokes and Peter a 586 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:50,600 response. Now we look at the response of 587 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:53,160 the miracle. Look at verse 5. 588 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:58,600 And Peter said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we are here. 589 00:38:59,830 --> 00:39:03,550 Let us make 3 tents, one for you and one for Moses, and 1:00 for 590 00:39:03,550 --> 00:39:08,710 Elijah. Oh Peter, Peter, Peter, Peter. 591 00:39:10,590 --> 00:39:13,030 Peter's clearly excited. Not only is he excited, but 592 00:39:13,030 --> 00:39:17,230 we're told here that they spoke out of terror. 593 00:39:19,870 --> 00:39:23,710 He didn't know what to say, so he just, in his fear gave some 594 00:39:23,710 --> 00:39:25,470 kind of suggestion. It's a very. 595 00:39:25,470 --> 00:39:29,390 Bad idea to make decisions when you're emotional. 596 00:39:31,190 --> 00:39:34,310 Don't let your emotions rule you. 597 00:39:34,310 --> 00:39:36,870 Don't let them determine your response and your reaction to 598 00:39:36,870 --> 00:39:38,470 things. May the Holy Spirit help us to 599 00:39:38,470 --> 00:39:42,350 restrain ourselves and to be people who govern ourselves 600 00:39:42,350 --> 00:39:45,550 according to His word and truth more than what we feel in a 601 00:39:45,550 --> 00:39:47,710 moment, no matter how overwhelming those feelings are. 602 00:39:48,230 --> 00:39:51,910 Peter's Peter's terrified. But he's not just saying 603 00:39:51,910 --> 00:39:55,900 anything. He's not just saying anything. 604 00:39:55,900 --> 00:39:58,620 And that's how some people interpret this, that Peter just 605 00:39:58,620 --> 00:40:01,540 kind of randomly uttered something with no value or 606 00:40:01,540 --> 00:40:04,460 significance. And to those who wouldn't say 607 00:40:04,460 --> 00:40:08,740 that, to say no, Peter is actually saying something, They 608 00:40:08,740 --> 00:40:10,940 would say that he's just attempting to be hospitable 609 00:40:10,940 --> 00:40:13,780 here, right? Here's Jesus Moslem, Elijah, 610 00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:17,460 we'll make some tense if you guys want to stay, we'll make 611 00:40:17,460 --> 00:40:20,100 this as much as as comfortable as possible for you. 612 00:40:20,940 --> 00:40:22,940 Peter is not even trying to be hospitable here. 613 00:40:22,940 --> 00:40:27,340 Peter knows his Bible. And though he misinterpreted 614 00:40:27,340 --> 00:40:29,420 many things, he was aware of some things. 615 00:40:29,420 --> 00:40:32,220 And he was especially aware concerning the Messianic age 616 00:40:32,220 --> 00:40:34,420 when Christ would rule and reign on the earth. 617 00:40:34,420 --> 00:40:38,940 He He loved those prophecies. And there is a prophecy in the 618 00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:44,020 book of Zachariah that tells us what will happen when Jesus 619 00:40:44,020 --> 00:40:48,700 Christ comes in his Second Advent, What will occur on the 620 00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:50,460 earth? What will be recognized? 621 00:40:50,460 --> 00:40:54,750 What will be celebrated? We get clues and indications of 622 00:40:54,750 --> 00:40:57,710 what life will be when Jesus rules and reigns on the earth. 623 00:40:57,710 --> 00:41:01,910 And I want to show you one thing that Peter connected with when 624 00:41:01,910 --> 00:41:05,910 he said this. Go to Zechariah 14 with me, 625 00:41:05,910 --> 00:41:11,670 please. And in verse 16. 626 00:41:14,030 --> 00:41:17,950 Now, mind you, this is speaking about when Jesus returns to the 627 00:41:17,950 --> 00:41:22,550 earth in judgment, in vengeance and glory. 628 00:41:23,130 --> 00:41:26,250 And what are we told in Zechariah 1416 then? 629 00:41:26,250 --> 00:41:29,490 Everyone who survives of all the nations in light of His judgment 630 00:41:29,490 --> 00:41:32,810 on the earth that have come against Jerusalem. 631 00:41:32,810 --> 00:41:34,890 We'd read that in book of in the Book of Revelation, don't we? 632 00:41:34,890 --> 00:41:39,130 The nation's coming against Jerusalem shall go up year after 633 00:41:39,130 --> 00:41:42,970 year to worship the king, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the 634 00:41:42,970 --> 00:41:50,410 feast of booths. So some of the the vitical 635 00:41:50,530 --> 00:41:53,130 feasts will be recognized during the millennial reign, not all of 636 00:41:53,130 --> 00:41:53,690 them. Some of them. 637 00:41:53,690 --> 00:41:55,690 And one of them will be the feasts of booths. 638 00:41:55,690 --> 00:41:58,810 And during the feasts of booths, the Jews would actually create 639 00:41:58,810 --> 00:42:06,170 booths or tents as a way of rehearsing God's faithfulness 640 00:42:06,170 --> 00:42:07,890 and protection during the wilderness. 641 00:42:07,890 --> 00:42:13,770 But more than that, then being settled and God being in their 642 00:42:13,770 --> 00:42:18,630 midst. And so here's how Peter is 643 00:42:18,630 --> 00:42:23,070 interpreting what's happening. Jesus is making his glory known, 644 00:42:26,510 --> 00:42:28,190 and I can imagine what was in his heart. 645 00:42:28,310 --> 00:42:31,590 Oh, this is it. Yes. 646 00:42:32,230 --> 00:42:35,790 He's not going to suffer. Here's the Here's what we've 647 00:42:35,790 --> 00:42:38,870 been waiting for. This is what we've been asking 648 00:42:38,870 --> 00:42:40,350 for. Hallelujah. 649 00:42:40,870 --> 00:42:44,110 Here's Jesus in his glory. Oh, we got some old Saints now 650 00:42:44,110 --> 00:42:46,870 that are here. This is the moment. 651 00:42:48,430 --> 00:42:51,390 Let's get our tents ready, because in Zachary 1416, he says 652 00:42:51,390 --> 00:42:53,430 that if we're going to worship the king when he comes, we're 653 00:42:53,430 --> 00:42:55,110 going to worship him with the feast of booth. 654 00:42:55,110 --> 00:42:57,710 So we'll get one for you, we'll get one for you, we'll get one 655 00:42:57,710 --> 00:42:58,590 for you. This is it. 656 00:43:00,870 --> 00:43:03,830 And what's so funny actually, is that you can imagine Peter's 657 00:43:03,910 --> 00:43:07,590 angst, because in Luke's version, we're told here in Luke 658 00:43:07,590 --> 00:43:14,350 933 and Luke 933, we're told, And as the men were parting from 659 00:43:14,350 --> 00:43:16,390 him, who are the men? Moses and Elijah. 660 00:43:17,170 --> 00:43:20,490 As the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, 661 00:43:20,490 --> 00:43:22,410 Master, it is good that we are here. 662 00:43:22,570 --> 00:43:25,690 So imagine this. Now you have the three, the, the 663 00:43:25,690 --> 00:43:28,970 crust coming out of their eyes. You have Jesus, Moses and 664 00:43:28,970 --> 00:43:30,850 Elijah. And at this point Moses and 665 00:43:30,850 --> 00:43:35,850 Elijah are walking away. And Peter registers this enough 666 00:43:35,850 --> 00:43:38,850 to realize, oh, this is this is Jesus coming with power. 667 00:43:38,850 --> 00:43:40,490 This is Jesus coming. Glory and Moses. 668 00:43:40,490 --> 00:43:42,330 No, no, no, no. It's good that we're here. 669 00:43:42,330 --> 00:43:43,130 No, no, no. Come, come. 670 00:43:43,250 --> 00:43:45,050 I'll have a 10 for you all, but don't leave. 671 00:43:46,870 --> 00:43:54,030 Please don't leave. Peter still didn't get it. 672 00:43:56,070 --> 00:44:00,430 Peter still after the rebuke. Get behind me, Satan, after the 673 00:44:00,430 --> 00:44:05,670 clear teaching. He's still holding on to this 674 00:44:05,670 --> 00:44:12,350 idea that Christ is not going to suffer and die, and when Jesus 675 00:44:12,350 --> 00:44:16,540 gives them hope for tomorrow, some kind of revelation to 676 00:44:16,540 --> 00:44:18,540 prepare them for their own suffering and his suffering, 677 00:44:18,940 --> 00:44:20,500 Peters completely misinterprets it. 678 00:44:21,180 --> 00:44:24,100 And he thinks that Jesus is coming full-fledged now, yes. 679 00:44:24,260 --> 00:44:29,580 Here's some tense Let's do this. And this is not the only 680 00:44:29,580 --> 00:44:31,500 response to this miracle, because there is another 681 00:44:31,500 --> 00:44:33,620 response that comes now. There's another interjection. 682 00:44:33,620 --> 00:44:38,340 There's another intervention. Not by Moses, not by Elijah. 683 00:44:38,420 --> 00:44:40,180 Not even by the Lord Jesus himself. 684 00:44:40,980 --> 00:44:47,220 What are read of verse 7? And a cloud overshadowed them. 685 00:44:48,660 --> 00:44:50,660 And a voice came out of the cloud. 686 00:44:51,460 --> 00:44:55,420 This is my beloved son. Listen to him. 687 00:44:57,740 --> 00:44:59,820 Well, that makes sense in light of Peter's response, right? 688 00:45:00,860 --> 00:45:05,180 Let's build some tents. And who comes to correct Peter? 689 00:45:05,660 --> 00:45:09,940 God the Father overshadowing the scene. 690 00:45:11,540 --> 00:45:16,250 You're not listening. This is my beloved son. 691 00:45:16,370 --> 00:45:21,970 Listen to him. Listen to him and one gospel 692 00:45:21,970 --> 00:45:23,970 account, it says. While Peter was speaking, the 693 00:45:23,970 --> 00:45:29,770 cloud came. So the Lord of glory, the Father 694 00:45:31,050 --> 00:45:34,610 intervenes with this cloud. And this is not some random 695 00:45:34,610 --> 00:45:36,770 mist. This is not some kind of curtain 696 00:45:37,290 --> 00:45:41,050 closing to this miracle. A cloud here is intentional. 697 00:45:42,250 --> 00:45:44,210 Has God appeared in a cloud before? 698 00:45:45,170 --> 00:45:46,410 Oh, if you know the Old Testament, yes. 699 00:45:46,410 --> 00:45:48,570 More than once. Many times has the Lord appeared 700 00:45:48,570 --> 00:45:50,610 in the cloud. And not only has He appeared in 701 00:45:50,610 --> 00:45:53,170 the cloud, there was some significant moments where He 702 00:45:53,170 --> 00:45:55,770 appeared in the cloud. And through that cloud of voice 703 00:45:55,770 --> 00:46:01,690 came and the most. I can't think of a more 704 00:46:01,690 --> 00:46:05,650 significant event than an Exodus 19 on Mount Sinai. 705 00:46:06,580 --> 00:46:09,860 When God called Moses to prepare the nation of Israel to appear 706 00:46:09,860 --> 00:46:12,660 before him, and God would manifest in his power and might, 707 00:46:13,700 --> 00:46:16,460 and one of the manifestations would indeed be a cloud, a thick 708 00:46:16,460 --> 00:46:21,220 cloud, we are told in Exodus 19. And when that cloud descended 709 00:46:21,220 --> 00:46:25,100 upon that mountain, a voice came through. 710 00:46:25,220 --> 00:46:30,620 And the reason for that display of glory was to affirm was to 711 00:46:30,620 --> 00:46:36,920 define, was to sign off on the law that would be given as a 712 00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:41,480 covenant was being established. In other words when God came 713 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:45,880 with that cloud on Mount Sinai, he was demonstrating to the 714 00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:48,400 people of the authority of the law. 715 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:53,920 This is coming from heaven. This is coming from me. 716 00:46:54,200 --> 00:46:59,280 This is not man made. I'm showing you that this law is 717 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:03,360 authoritative, and I bear witness to this law in this 718 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:05,580 covenant. And you'll be held accountable 719 00:47:05,580 --> 00:47:11,460 based on how you respond to it. Now what do we see? 720 00:47:13,860 --> 00:47:18,860 Years, hundreds of years go by. And here's Jesus now and Jesus 721 00:47:18,860 --> 00:47:21,700 Christ. He's on a mountain. 722 00:47:23,020 --> 00:47:29,820 And while he's on a mountain, a cloud comes and covers him, and 723 00:47:29,820 --> 00:47:32,300 a voice speaks through the Where do we see that? 724 00:47:32,770 --> 00:47:35,090 Exodus 19A. Cloud comes and a voice comes 725 00:47:35,090 --> 00:47:36,370 through the cloud. What do we see here? 726 00:47:36,370 --> 00:47:40,690 In Mark chapter 9A, cloud comes and a voice is spoken through. 727 00:47:41,650 --> 00:47:45,650 Why did God the Father choose to manifest himself in this way? 728 00:47:46,490 --> 00:47:51,010 For the same reason why He did back in Exodus 19, to show to 729 00:47:51,010 --> 00:47:55,490 the disciples. Then the same way I manifested 730 00:47:55,490 --> 00:47:58,810 to give authority and to sign off on the legitimacy of the 731 00:47:58,810 --> 00:48:00,930 law. I'm doing now the same for my 732 00:48:00,930 --> 00:48:04,650 son. Listen to him. 733 00:48:05,970 --> 00:48:09,570 Listen to him. Listen to him. 734 00:48:09,930 --> 00:48:14,090 He has authority. I've set my seal upon him. 735 00:48:17,170 --> 00:48:19,370 And so now we see this Old Testament, imagery. 736 00:48:20,570 --> 00:48:25,730 Mountain Cloud, Voice. Covenant, New Testament, Jesus, 737 00:48:25,730 --> 00:48:28,330 mountain, cloud. He's ready to give a new 738 00:48:28,330 --> 00:48:36,440 covenant. And a cloud overshadowed them 739 00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:39,680 And voice came out of the cloud. This is my beloved son. 740 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:45,600 Listen to him. Here's where we're ending. 741 00:48:47,680 --> 00:48:52,440 What Matthew said concerning the father statement is a little bit 742 00:48:52,560 --> 00:48:54,920 expanded and compares it to Mark. 743 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:57,520 I want you to see it in Matthew 17, verse five, 744 00:49:10,520 --> 00:49:16,900 he was still speaking when behold, a bright cloud 745 00:49:16,900 --> 00:49:20,900 overshadowed them in a voice from the cloud said, This is my 746 00:49:20,900 --> 00:49:29,940 beloved son with whom I am well. Pleased listen to him, Matthew 747 00:49:29,940 --> 00:49:32,980 adds, with whom I am well, pleased. 748 00:49:36,060 --> 00:49:38,460 Now we look at this and we see that the Father bears witness of 749 00:49:38,460 --> 00:49:42,530 the Son. We see that He expresses the 750 00:49:42,530 --> 00:49:45,410 divine nature of the Son. This is my beloved Son. 751 00:49:45,410 --> 00:49:49,890 Not just the divine nature of the Son, but the divine love 752 00:49:49,890 --> 00:49:51,610 that the Father shared with the Son. 753 00:49:53,530 --> 00:49:56,530 And this is him telling the disciples who would carry on the 754 00:49:56,530 --> 00:50:01,090 message of Christ. Listen to him, stop mishearing 755 00:50:01,090 --> 00:50:04,010 what he's saying. Understand that. 756 00:50:04,540 --> 00:50:06,100 He is the one that you've been waiting for. 757 00:50:06,100 --> 00:50:08,100 He is the one that I put my seal on. 758 00:50:08,100 --> 00:50:10,500 He is the one that is going to bring in a new covenant. 759 00:50:10,500 --> 00:50:11,780 Look, you're on the mountain. Here's the cloud. 760 00:50:11,940 --> 00:50:13,460 Isn't this ring of Bell disciples? 761 00:50:16,540 --> 00:50:17,980 I was talking to my dad about this last night. 762 00:50:17,980 --> 00:50:19,900 He brought up something that I thought, wow, that's so 763 00:50:19,900 --> 00:50:24,100 significant. This statement in itself is is 764 00:50:24,100 --> 00:50:30,100 profound on its own, but there's much more to it if you really 765 00:50:30,100 --> 00:50:32,420 look at it. What the father says of the son 766 00:50:32,460 --> 00:50:38,070 is dripping. Absolutely dripping with Old 767 00:50:38,070 --> 00:50:43,990 Testament relevance, Old Testament truth, particularly 768 00:50:43,990 --> 00:50:49,510 concerning Jesus Christ. In other words, I argue before 769 00:50:49,510 --> 00:50:54,710 you today that when the Father says this is my beloved Son with 770 00:50:54,710 --> 00:51:02,030 whom I am well pleased, listen to him was a strategic statement 771 00:51:02,650 --> 00:51:07,490 that for the careful I would see that these are components within 772 00:51:07,490 --> 00:51:11,370 the Hebrew Bible that pointed to Jesus Christ. 773 00:51:12,290 --> 00:51:15,490 In other words, this is a profound statement that is in 774 00:51:15,490 --> 00:51:21,250 essence an echo in echo, something that you have read if 775 00:51:21,250 --> 00:51:22,730 you have covered the Old Testament. 776 00:51:22,850 --> 00:51:25,850 And when the father says this, there should be something in you 777 00:51:25,850 --> 00:51:29,090 that goes, I kind of heard something similar to this. 778 00:51:30,060 --> 00:51:32,500 I've kind of seen something close to this. 779 00:51:33,500 --> 00:51:37,060 If you do the work, you realize the father is saying something 780 00:51:37,060 --> 00:51:40,460 even deeper than just what he is offering on the surface. 781 00:51:43,260 --> 00:51:46,700 So let's take a breath, right. A lot of scripture, a lot of 782 00:51:46,700 --> 00:51:54,220 turning. This is my beloved Son with whom 783 00:51:54,220 --> 00:51:58,460 I am well pleased. Listen to him. 784 00:52:00,730 --> 00:52:04,530 You ready? Psalm Chapter 2, verse seven. 785 00:52:04,650 --> 00:52:07,610 We're going to turn to three places, and I promise you we're 786 00:52:07,610 --> 00:52:17,570 ending Psalm, Chapter 2, verse 7. 787 00:52:29,170 --> 00:52:35,690 Psalm 27 I will tell of the decree the Lord said to me, You 788 00:52:35,730 --> 00:52:41,610 are my son. Today I have begotten you who 789 00:52:42,050 --> 00:52:45,770 fulfilled the Psalm Jesus fulfilled in more than one 790 00:52:45,770 --> 00:52:48,970 place. Is this Psalm quoted and is 791 00:52:48,970 --> 00:52:52,530 given to Christ. You are my son. 792 00:52:52,570 --> 00:52:54,770 Hold on to that. You are my son. 793 00:52:54,890 --> 00:53:02,940 Go to Isaiah 42. Isaiah 42 verse one you are my 794 00:53:02,940 --> 00:53:05,540 son. Isaiah 42 verse one. 795 00:53:09,740 --> 00:53:12,980 This is a messianic prophecy. This is pointing to Jesus 796 00:53:12,980 --> 00:53:16,020 Christ. And notice what God says about 797 00:53:16,020 --> 00:53:19,700 his servant, the person of Jesus Christ. 798 00:53:19,700 --> 00:53:23,300 Isaiah 42 one. Behold, my servant whom I 799 00:53:23,300 --> 00:53:33,140 uphold, my chosen in whom my soul delights, in whom my soul 800 00:53:33,260 --> 00:53:35,820 delights. Here is the Father, expressing 801 00:53:35,820 --> 00:53:41,140 his deep pleasure in the service and obedience that the Son would 802 00:53:41,140 --> 00:53:44,100 walk in when he would enter into this world. 803 00:53:44,900 --> 00:53:49,260 My soul delights in him. Psalm 27. 804 00:53:49,260 --> 00:53:54,220 You are my son. Isaiah 42 One the servant of God 805 00:53:55,040 --> 00:54:02,320 with whom my soul delights. Last place, Deuteronomy chapter 806 00:54:02,320 --> 00:54:15,090 18, verse 15. Deuteronomy 1815. 807 00:54:19,650 --> 00:54:22,090 This is a known prophecy concerning Christ. 808 00:54:23,610 --> 00:54:27,250 The Lord your God will raise up for you A prophet like me. 809 00:54:27,250 --> 00:54:30,610 Moses says from among you, from from your brothers. 810 00:54:30,890 --> 00:54:40,490 It is to him you shall listen. What did the Father say when 811 00:54:40,490 --> 00:54:45,890 that cloud overshadowed Christ? This is my beloved Son with whom 812 00:54:45,930 --> 00:54:49,250 I am well pleased. Listen to him. 813 00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:54,920 And here you have the statement of Jesus being the Son and 814 00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:58,280 Psalm. 2 Here you have a statement of God expressing his 815 00:54:58,280 --> 00:55:01,720 pleasure for the servant of God and Isaiah 42 One. 816 00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:07,120 And here you have in Deuteronomy God telling Moses that there is 817 00:55:07,120 --> 00:55:10,960 a prophet to come to him. You shall listen. 818 00:55:11,400 --> 00:55:13,680 You know what's significant about the locations of each of 819 00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:18,080 those components? Each of those expressions and 820 00:55:18,080 --> 00:55:26,190 signs some. Isaiah the prophet Deuteronomy, 821 00:55:26,190 --> 00:55:36,390 the law, Psalm prophet law, Psalm prophet law. 822 00:55:37,270 --> 00:55:39,830 I don't know if it clicked if it didn't click. 823 00:55:40,270 --> 00:55:44,030 When Jesus in the end of Luke 24 appears before his disciples in 824 00:55:44,030 --> 00:55:45,990 his resurrected form, you don't have to turn there. 825 00:55:46,070 --> 00:55:49,270 Let me read to you what Jesus said to his disciples, he said 826 00:55:49,270 --> 00:55:53,150 in Luke 24 verse 44. This he said to him. 827 00:55:53,510 --> 00:55:56,150 These are my words, that I spoke to you while I was still with 828 00:55:56,150 --> 00:56:01,550 you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and 829 00:56:01,550 --> 00:56:06,510 the prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. 830 00:56:08,510 --> 00:56:12,990 Here's the Father. This is my beloved Son, with 831 00:56:12,990 --> 00:56:16,150 whom I am well pleased. Listen to him. 832 00:56:17,710 --> 00:56:19,750 This is the one that the Psalms spoke about. 833 00:56:20,340 --> 00:56:22,420 This is the one that the Prophet spoke about. 834 00:56:22,700 --> 00:56:24,700 This is the one that the law spoke about. 835 00:56:24,740 --> 00:56:32,020 This is him. Now listen and suddenly verse 836 00:56:32,020 --> 00:56:34,980 eight of Mark 9 looking around, they no longer saw anyone with 837 00:56:34,980 --> 00:56:41,860 him but Jesus only. It's all about Jesus when you 838 00:56:41,860 --> 00:56:43,380 read the prophets. It's about Jesus. 839 00:56:43,380 --> 00:56:46,140 When you read the Psalms points to Jesus when you read the law. 840 00:56:46,900 --> 00:56:48,660 Even in the law. Yeah, the law that we feel 841 00:56:48,660 --> 00:56:50,460 nervous about. The law that we think is boring, 842 00:56:50,460 --> 00:56:54,540 even in the law. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. 843 00:56:54,860 --> 00:56:56,700 And here's the Father saying, this is him. 844 00:56:57,420 --> 00:57:00,620 This is him. Is any worthy of worship, Is any 845 00:57:00,620 --> 00:57:03,220 worthy of adoration. Is your heart not moved to see 846 00:57:03,220 --> 00:57:05,180 that what you have in your hands, what you just heard in 847 00:57:05,180 --> 00:57:09,980 the past hour and a few minutes is a supernatural reality. 848 00:57:10,620 --> 00:57:14,460 Oh, I pray that God would receive glory and what we heard 849 00:57:14,460 --> 00:57:16,810 today. That we would love him, obey 850 00:57:16,810 --> 00:57:19,970 him, and listen. Listen to him. 851 00:57:20,570 --> 00:57:23,650 Lord, would you help us this afternoon as we look to you in 852 00:57:23,650 --> 00:57:26,490 your word, thanking you for the glories of the Transfiguration? 853 00:57:27,050 --> 00:57:29,850 We pray oh now that you would help us worship you 854 00:57:29,850 --> 00:57:32,490 appropriately based on the truth that we have heard. 855 00:57:33,450 --> 00:57:35,850 Thank you. Thank you, Lord, that we are 856 00:57:35,850 --> 00:57:38,370 people who can open your book without fear of persecution. 857 00:57:38,370 --> 00:57:41,050 That you can speak in ways that we never thought. 858 00:57:41,610 --> 00:57:44,290 We are amazed. We stand amazed. 859 00:57:47,330 --> 00:57:51,770 Help us remember your glory, the glory to come, the glory that we 860 00:57:51,770 --> 00:57:55,050 will know and share with you. When you do come, and you will 861 00:57:55,050 --> 00:57:57,450 come. Our cry is Maranatha. 862 00:57:57,770 --> 00:57:59,410 Come, Lord Jesus. Amen.