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Jesus training is often divided into two parts: Image from: www.lightstock.com 1) Showing them He is God.
Matthew 16:15-16 15 He said to them, But who do you say that I am? 16 Simon Peter answered, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Jesus training is often divided into two parts: Image from: www.lightstock.com 2) Preparing for the cross.
Matthew 16:21 21 From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.
Image from: www.lightstock.com This event seems to be preparing them for faith in spite of the cross.
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Luke 9:28 28 Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
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Luke 9:29 29 And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.
1 Timothy 6:15-16 15 which He will bring about at the proper time He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see.
Image from: www.lightstock.com 3 Things Showed Them Who Jesus Was: 2) The Company v. 30-31.
Luke 9:30-31 30 And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,
Luke 9:30-31 31 who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
Image from: www.lightstock.com 3 Things Showed Them Who Jesus Was: 3) The Voice v. 34-35.
Luke 9:32-36 32 Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.
Luke 9:32-36 33 And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah not realizing what he was saying.
Luke 9:32-36 34 While he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
Luke 9:32-36 35 Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!
Luke 9:32-36 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.
Deuteronomy 18:18-19 18 I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.
Deuteronomy 18:18-19 19 It shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him.
2 Peter 1:16-18 16 For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
2 Peter 1:16-18 17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased
2 Peter 1:16-18 18 and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
What We Learn Image from: www.flickr.com 1) Jesus is still God, whatever comes.
What We Learn Image from: www.flickr.com 2) The fear and glory of God.
Proverbs 1:7 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
What We Learn Image from: www.flickr.com 3) Like Jesus, we must alternate between glory and life.
Luke 9:37ff 37 On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him.
Luke 5:16 16 But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.
Luke 9:26 26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
Philippians 3:20-21 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
Philippians 3:20-21 21 who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
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