Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
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… 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. …
… 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. Mountains are an important thing throughout the Bible. Significant things happened on mountains. We think of the Sermon on the Mount, or the mountain where Noah's Ark came to rest. Or, as we hear about Moses and Elijah today, we think of Mount Sinai, where God appeared to Moses and called him into his service. You might remember in Exodus chapter 3, when Moses saw the burning bush and when God said that he, that is Moses, was going to be the one to lead God's people out of slavery in Egypt. …
… 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. There is the one that I've read to you where the disciples are on the mountain with Jesus, and I submit that is they have been called to a moment of celebration. To be sure, Jesus has had something in mind, a special gathering. he has not invited everybody he has invited Peter, James and John and they go to the mountain for this special special occasion a special occasion like this is a special occasion he calls them to the mountain and he instructs them what he does is he summons what a powerful notion he summons from the allies of history the lawgiver and the prophet. …