Today’s passage: Mark 9:2-13
Helpful thoughts:
- What…a…moment!
- Peter, James and John saw Christ in His glory.
- They saw Moses and Elijah and they heard them talking to Jesus.
- Remember, they wouldn’t have known what Moses and Elijah looked like any more than we would. They had to have heard their conversation!
- Luke 9:31 tells us what they talked about, which confirms the disciples heard it.
- It is believed that Moses and Elijah also represented the Law (Moses) and the Prophets (Elijah). Christ fulfilled the Law and the Prophets, they point to Him, and these men serve Him.
- Remember, they wouldn’t have known what Moses and Elijah looked like any more than we would. They had to have heard their conversation!
- While they were still processing all of this, they were covered by a cloud/fog and God the Father audibly declared the identity of Christ and the command to listen to Him.
- Then, the moment came to a sudden end.
- The disciples came down the mountain with two questions in mind. They only asked one. With His answer, Jesus addressed both.
- The promise of Elijah had come through the prophetic ministry of John the Baptist (Malachi 3:1, Luke 1:17).
Questions to consider:
- Why is the “Mount of Transfiguration” moment so important? What was accomplished in what we just read? What was revealed? Who is Jesus?
- What does the disciples’ question in verse 11 teach us about their knowledge of the Scriptures? Did they know everything before Jesus called them? Were they taken up that mountain because of their impressive religious resumes?
- How might this passage give us an insight to Heaven? What will all those whose Lord is Christ one day see and hear?