Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”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.And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
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… Verse five, then Peter answered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. You'll notice, because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid. When a cloud came and overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the clouds saying, Peter, be quiet. No, he said, this is my beloved son. Hear him. And suddenly, look at this. When they had looked around, they saw no one anymore. Moses and Elijah were gone, but only Jesus themselves. Another version says, only Jesus remained. And here we have the ending of our reading of God's word. And we thank you, God, for what it is to read this, what it is to see the impact it made on Peter all those years later, looking back on it as it still was in his heart, this bright light shining in his heart as he waited for your coming, as he waited to stand before you face to face. …
… what's he say he says this is my beloved son with whom I'm well pleased why does he do that because he knows what's coming next Jesus is going to come down the mountain he's going to go to Jerusalem he's going to get betrayed denied arrested convicted crucified and killed and the father is saying through all of that this is the speech that needs to live in your mind and live in your heart. You are my beloved son with whom I'm well pleased. Through all of that, through all the difficulty of life, at the end of your life, this is the title that you need to know is declared over you. That title is not abandoned, son. its beloved son. my brothers and sisters if resentment has marked your life we have to let it go if resentment has defined your speech and defined your title we have to tell the father our speech honestly and boldly and then let him speak. And in that silence, listen to the Father's voice. …
… And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him. And Peter said to Jesus, Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah. He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him. When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, Rise and have no fear. And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead. Matthew doesn't tell us exactly which mountain this happened on. He only tells us that it was a high one. The point isn't the exact place that it happened, but what it is that happened on that mountain. …
… and behold Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, let us make here three tabernacles, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah. And while he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them and suddenly a voice, the bravado of heaven, came over the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise and do not be afraid. And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. Now, as they came down from the mountain, and Jesus commanded them saying, keep it to yourself. May the Lord bless the reading of his word. I need you to understand that this complete pericope or passage in the 17th chapter of Matthew is represented by two powerful episodes. …