Luke 9:27-36 Transformation - The StarTrek passage of Luke
One of my favorite passages in Luke I lightly refer to as the StarTrek passage. This is because one day when studying it, it just simply read to me like a script from the Captain's Log. Why, because it made God and Jesus even more real to my understanding. Here's what Jesus is showing about God's Kingdom...ponder verse 9:30...read and think about what each word is saying...
9:28 Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.
9:29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.
9:30 Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him.
9:31 They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.
9:32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy,
but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
9:33 Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah"--not knowing what he was saying.
9:34 As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
9:35 Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!"
9:36 After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.
A Brief Summary...
-- 27 Jesus says some of them will soon see the Kingdom of God (heaven).
-- 28 Eight days later, Jesus took three disciples up on a hill
-- 29 Jesus became brilliant white and his face transformed
-- 30 Two "men", Moses and Elijah, began "talking" with Jesus
-- 31 They also were in splendor and talked about his "departure"
-- 35 A voice came from a cloud, this is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him
-- 36 The cloud and the men gone, Jesus was then alone.
What's the Point...
Of course this is not StarTrek but this is real. Real men were somehow transported to earth, really talked with Jesus like Spock would talk to the captain. They talked about when he would "depart" back to His Kingdom (heaven), then God confirms, this is my Son. Later, the cloud and the men were gone and Jesus was again alone.
These verses will look a bit wierd to a non-christian and that's OK. To us Christians, it should give you a wonderful understanding that Heaven is a real place where there are real "men" that "talk". It is a real place you can "depart" to. A wonderful place to look forward to when this pre-life we live here is over.
Luke 9:27 But I tell you most certainly, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God."
9:28 Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.
9:29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.
9:30 Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him.
9:31 They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.
9:32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy,
but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
9:33 Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah"--not knowing what he was saying.
9:34 As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
9:35 Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!"
9:36 After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.
A Brief Summary...
-- 27 Jesus says some of them will soon see the Kingdom of God (heaven).
-- 28 Eight days later, Jesus took three disciples up on a hill
-- 29 Jesus became brilliant white and his face transformed
-- 30 Two "men", Moses and Elijah, began "talking" with Jesus
-- 31 They also were in splendor and talked about his "departure"
-- 35 A voice came from a cloud, this is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him
-- 36 The cloud and the men gone, Jesus was then alone.
What's the Point...
Of course this is not StarTrek but this is real. Real men were somehow transported to earth, really talked with Jesus like Spock would talk to the captain. They talked about when he would "depart" back to His Kingdom (heaven), then God confirms, this is my Son. Later, the cloud and the men were gone and Jesus was again alone.
These verses will look a bit wierd to a non-christian and that's OK. To us Christians, it should give you a wonderful understanding that Heaven is a real place where there are real "men" that "talk". It is a real place you can "depart" to. A wonderful place to look forward to when this pre-life we live here is over.
posted by Norm Patriquin/AmazingWord at 7:21 PM
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