The Good Shepard Reflections
Dr. Heidi Hadsell
05/21/06
Matthew 17:1-9 and 2 Peter 1:16-21
Matthew
17:1-9
Six days later, Jesus took with him
Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by
themselves. And he was transfigured before them,
and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly
there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter
said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make
three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While
he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the
cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased;
listen to him!” When the disciples heard this,
they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. But Jesus came
and touched them, saying, “Get up and do not be afraid.” And when
they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.
As they were coming down the mountain,
Jesus ordered them, “Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man
has been raised from the dead.”
2 Peter
1:16-21
For we did not follow cleverly devised myths
when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we
had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and
glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic
Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” We
ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy
mountain.
So we have the prophetic message more
fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining
in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of
scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no
prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit
spoke from God.
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