Transfigured: An Examination of the Mount of Transfiguration
- KenbrianPhos
- Feb 22
- 2 min read
"And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him." (Mark 9:7 ( KJV))
There are events in history that only a handful of men were permitted to witness. One such event confronts us on the Mount of Transfiguration. The three disciples, who would later become apostles, were chosen by Jesus to accompany Him up the mountain. They were privileged.
There is no indication they knew what awaited them; Peter’s reaction alone gives it away. Yet up on that mountain, they were confronted with one of the most striking moments in their walk with Christ.
Peter later writes: “…And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with Him in the holy mount…” (2 Peter 1:18).
Before the eyes of three Jewish men stood Moses and Elijah; the very sum of the Law and the Prophets. James and John were stunned; Peter, being Peter, tried to speak. And while they struggled to process what they were seeing, a cloud descended, covering the two elders. Then came the voice:
“This is my beloved Son: hear Him.”
The point was unmistakable. They had followed Christ up the mountain, but seeing Moses and Elijah conversing with Him, perhaps they assumed equality or precedence or even superiority of prophets of old. Heaven corrected the thought.
The dispensation of the Law and the Prophets had served its purpose; now the Son stood alone. He was the One to Whom they all pointed. The charge was simple: “Listen to Him!”
It echoes Mary’s counsel at Cana: “…whatever He says to you, do it.”
I have heard someone call that “the greatest advice ever given to man,” and I agree.
Perhaps if the church paid attention, truly listened, we would be in a better state. Rather than exalting our:
denominations
doctrines
biases
orders
hierarchies
and “anointings,”
We ought to exalt His voice and His leadership through the Spirit. The believer should be seeking out His voice, His leading, and obedience to it.
What is the Spirit saying? For the Spirit never leads beyond the written Word, and the believer must be grounded in that Word, especially now that many false prophets have gone out into the world.
The directive then, as now and always will be: Listen to Him.
This is the heart of the Book of Revelation: “He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
And that includes the church that is today.
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Thank you for reading
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