Lesson 894

(Lesson 894)(02-09-14) Mark 9:1-10

"And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean."

This text describes the transfiguration of Jesus as He appeared with Moses and Ilias. The Apostles marvelled at the sight and were dumbfounded by it.

In the presence of the Apostles with Moses and Ilias, God the Father called out from heaven, again declaring that Jesus was/is His Son.
After Moses and Ilias had gone and the group were coming down the mountain, Jesus told His Apostles to tell no one what had happened until after He had "risen from the dead". That statement confused the them because they did not yet know Jesus was to be crucified.

I assume that the "transfigured" Jesus is whom we will see descending from heaven when He returns to retrieve His saints.~