The King Revealed

The King Revealed

“And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them” (Mark 9:2)

The transfiguration was nothing more or less than the Lord God Almighty reaching out and lifting the curtain, saying, “Though the road just ahead will be hard, this is the way things are going to be at the Second Coming.”  When God first sent Jesus here, He sent Him little, mean, despised, rejected.  He did this on purpose.  Jesus was called the stumbling stone (Isa. 8:14, 15); the stone which the builders rejected (1 Peter 2:7).  God took Peter, James, and John and lifted the curtain and said, “Now you see what the stone really is.”  There He was, and His face was glistening, and He was transfigured.  His clothing was lightening white, and Moses and Elijah appeared and were talking with Jesus.

The message was clear: the last chapter of history has already been written, and we are on the winning side.  God Almighty has given us the Bible to tell us the end from the beginning.  We know the last act, and it ends in God's victory.

Meditation:  Since I know the last act, do I live victoriously?

Further Reading: Mark 9:1-13