Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-35; 2 Peter 1:16-18
Caesarea Philippi/A.D. 29
"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" This startling revelation came again a second time from a voice in the heavens. Jesus once more received from God the Father glory and honor. Leading up to the Transfiguration, in all three Gospels Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, Jesus predicts His death and resurrection to the disciples, and Jesus explains that the cost of following Him would mean losing your own life, high stakes but eternal rewards. Jesus is preparing his disciples to understand what His Messiahship truly meant, in particular Peter, James, and John. A few days later Jesus toke those three disciples up to a mountain, transcends time and pulls back His humanity for a brief moment. He becomes radiant with the Glory He once had in the Heavenlies and in the midst of this grandeur He is seen speaking with Moses and Elijah about His impending death in Jerusalem. Now, it seems to me the drama is mounting and at this point I would think the disciples adrenalin would be pumping so much they would be beside themselves but Luke records that, "the disciples were heavy with sleep". I don't even know what to say about that except if the truth be known it is probably something I would do too...how pathetic. I'm wondering now if the Father was using His 'parental' voice when He spoke to the disciples. Maybe He was waking them up! Not sure where we are headed tomorrow, after I wake up I will see what happened next and report back. Blessings!
