ONE DAY the Lord Jesus took Peter, and James, and John up into a high mountain by themselves, and there He was transfigured bore them. His face shone as the sun, and His clothes became white as the light; and two men appeared in glory with Him there.
Peter and James and John were sound asleep, but when they woke up they saw His glory and two men were talking to Jesus. They knew the two men were Moses and Elijah.
As they departed from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here, and let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.”
Peter did not know what he was saying, the vision was so lovely he did not want it to pass away; but as he was saying these things a bright cloud came over them and all around them. It was the cloud of the glory of God, and the three disciples were very much afraid as they entered into it.
“And, behold, a voice came out of the cloud, which said, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.”
The voice which spoke was the voice of the Father. That voice had been heard before speaking to Jesus when He was baptized by John the Baptist; but now it spoke to Peter, James and John.
God spoke of old to the Israelites through Moses; later on He spoke through Elijah and the prophets; but now, today, He speaks in His beloved Son.
“And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.”
Peter, James and John obeyed that voice from heaven, they listened to the words of Jesus and spent their lives in teaching them to others. But that voice came for us too, though we did not hear it on the holy mountain, it speaks in our hearts today, “This is My beloved Son, hear ye Him.”
Have we heard Jesus? Have you heard Him? He says, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” (John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24).)
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