Matthew 17:1-13
The Transfiguration
1 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” 8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
10 The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
Have you ever had a moment that just felt Spiritual to you?...In that moment might you might think that God was with you and right here in this moment...And their is this feeling one at this time has...It is a feeling that gives the soul and Spirit a feeling of joy...I think this might have been how Peter, John, and James felt during the moments of the transfiguration...I believe they had a Spiritual Feeling of Great Joy...
Here high on the sacred mountain as the face of Jesus brightened up, like the Light that He is…The Light of His face was showing the glory of God…This Light also shows the Grace of God…Here on the mountain was a moment from God that showed He was bringing salvation to earth, and salvation is awaiting those who believe in His Son...For the Disciples in this moment on the sacred mountain they heard the sound of God’s voice and the reality of the Son...And in this moment with all that was going on around them Spiritually, was too much for the Disciples to behold and to gaze upon…A voice from the clouds said, “This is My Son, whom I LOVE; with Him I AM well pleased...Listen to Him!”...When the Disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, and were terrified...There on the ground they remained...Almost frozen or maybe completely frozen by these words they had heard from the clouds and sky...Jesus came and touched them as they were on the ground...“Get up,” He said. “Don’t be afraid.”...When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus...The three Disciples needed a veil, some sort of coverage, or something to cover their face from the Most Sacred of All Things…Not having anything to hide their face or bodies from (God), they fell facedown on the ground completely terrified...Not one Disciple fell, but all three Disciples fell facedown on the ground…There on the ground they remained until Jesus came and touched them…A reality moment that must have them so frightened, yet all around them was Divineness…A moment that may have been both...One of complete fearfulness, yet one full of joy…God and Jesus were Both there...Surely they had heard and felt God's Presence...