March 14th: Mark 9:2-8: The Transfiguration

Can you for a moment imagine seeing Jesus glorified? This is one of our many hopes. To see Jesus fully and completely as he really is. These two disciples had been with Jesus for a while now but they had never seen him in his glory, but only in his frail temporary body on earth. To see him in his glory along with two old testament saints must of been a shocking and thrilling experience. It is funny, the passage actually says that Peter did not know what to say, so rather than saying nothing he had to fill the silence with something, and suggested putting up three tents, one for each person. The main problem with this is that Peter was treating all of three of these people like they were equal, when they are not. It is clear the God was correcting peter with his voice from heaven making sure he understood that Jesus was his son, and that he should be listened to.