DAY EIGHTEEN

 About eight days after Jesus said this,

He took Peter, John and James with Him,

and went up onto a mountain to pray.

As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed,

and His clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.

Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendour,

talking with Jesus.

They spoke about His departure

which He was about to bring to fulfilment at Jerusalem.

Peter and his companions were very sleepy

but when they became fully awake,

they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him…

While he (Peter) was speaking a cloud appeared

and enveloped them,

and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

A voice came from the cloud saying,

“This is my Son, whom I have chosen: listen to Him”

Luke 9:28-32; 34 -35

For a brief moment, Jesus’ glory which He had with the Father before the beginning of time, broke through His human flesh and became visible to the sleepy disciples.  It was something Peter never forgot.  “We were eyewitnesses of His majesty…We ourselves heard this voice when we were with Him on the sacred mountain.” (2 Peter 1:16b, 18). What an experience!