Feast Of Transfiguration

Bible Reference:  Mark 9:2-13

Golden Verse :    "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!"  Mark 9:7

Lesson Aim:

1.     An  introduction about the Trinity

2.     The meaning of Transfiguration

3.     God wants us to know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Lesson Notes:

• The word Transfiguration means a change in appearance.  The divine nature of Jesus is announced to us.
• Christ's Transfiguration before crucifixion:
• To strengthen the disciples' faith when they see His weakness on the cross
• That they may accept the cross
• Why did He select Peter, James and John?
• He selected 12 to preach his words around the world.  He selected only three to testify of His Divine nature.
• 3 is a complete number of witnesses.
• Only a few saw Christ's glory so that the others can benefit from being "believers without seeing".
• James was the first disciple to die and John was the last.
• Why did He select Moses and Elijah?
• Moses represents the law.
• Elijah represents the prophecies.
• Both talked about the Divinity of Christ.
• The difference between the appearance of the Father at this time and His appearance in the Old Testament:
• Here God the Father appears gently in a cloud.  In the old Testament, He appears through thunder and lightning.
• The main difference in that Jesus Christ is the only One through Whom we can see God and be in His presence.
• The presence of Moses and Elijah with Peter, James and John shows the unity between the heavenly Church and the earthly Church.

 

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