Christ’s Transfiguration Is A Sneak Preview Of Our Future

Christ’s Transfiguration Is A Sneak Preview Of Our Future

July 18, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor
   


We sometimes forget how strange Jesus was. He did a lot of odd things during his time on earth—he cursed trees, ordered his followers not to tell anyone who he was, associated with gluttons and drunkards, told parables to deliberately confuse people, and claimed to be equal with God the Father while also claiming not to know certain things the Father knows. And then there was this moment on a mountain: Jesus’ face and clothes start shining for no apparent reason, and two dead guys show up and have a conversation with him. After Peter’s intrusion into that conversation is cut short by a heavenly voice, Jesus and company head back down the mountain and go on with their day as if nothing happened. No big deal.

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I've felt that His Appearance in the Upper Room and elsewhere, after His Resurrection and before the Ascension gives us the most descriptive example.