NOTES for Mat 17:1-13
1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, |
2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. |
3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. |
4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. |
5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. |
6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. |
7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. |
8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. |
9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. |
10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? |
11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. |
12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. |
13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. |
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The most important encounters between God and humanity took place on a mountain peak: Moses received the law, and Elijah heard the breath of the Spirit. Now Jesus ascends the mountain in order to begin, in Himself, the transfiguration of humanity: from the sickness of fear and hatred to divine light.
Below, on level ground, disappointment and rejection always awaited the prophets: Moses saw the golden idol, and Elijah saw apostasy and persecution. Jesus comes down in order to go to meet His suffering, death, and resurrection, so that the transfiguration of the beloved Son would not stop with Him, so that everyone could follow His path, become a beloved son or daughter of the Father, and live by His light. On this day we can enter into this bond between God's light and Christ's cross, which opens the way to the universal Resurrection.
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