An Encounter with the Glorious Majesty
From Peter’s point of view
By Nicole Foster, Susan Slade, and Susie Hale
Jesus
took James, John, and me on a high mountain. We seemed to be Jesus’ inner
circle of followers. His appearance changed right before our very eyes. His
face was shining as the sun, and His clothes became white as the brightest
light there is! Suddenly, Moses and Elijah were standing there talking with
Jesus. How did we know who they were? I have no earthly idea; we just did.
I blurted out, “Teacher, it’s a great
thing that we’re here. We should build three shelters here: one for You, one
for Moses, and one for Elijah.” Jesus didn’t reply to my idea.
At that point, a shining cloud
surrounded us, and we were interrupted by a voice from heaven. The bold voice
came from the majestic Glory saying, “This is My beloved Son, I take delight in
Him!”
We all fell face down on the ground
from overwhelming fright! Jesus touched us and told us not to be afraid. We
realized Moses and Elijah were no longer present.
Then Jesus commanded us to make an
unusual promise. We had just gotten back from a preaching journey, sharing
about Jesus everywhere we went. But now, He asked us to keep this whole
experience on the mountain a secret! I wondered why, but we obeyed Him and did
not tell a single soul until after His death and resurrection.
What a day! We witnessed this—we
ourselves heard this voice from heaven—when we were with Jesus on that holy
mountain. This is why I can confidently teach that Jesus is indeed the Son of
God, the Messiah, the Lord of lords.
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