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The Transfiguration
And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. (Matthew 17:1-3).
The Transfiguration
Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. (Luke 9:28-31).
The disciples were heavy with sleep and initially did not notice the change in Jesus' appearance. He was with them though, praying, and then, as He changed, talking with two men. The men were Moses and Elijah. The Bible identifies them for us.
Moss and Elijah had departed the earth centuries before. Moses had died (Deuteronomy 34:4) but his body was never found. Satan and Michael had been disputing over it so God just took the body and put it somewhere. Elijah the Prophet had personally been taken by God, bodily to heaven. (2 Kings 2:11). So these two men had been in heaven for many centuries, and Jesus was talking with them. Yet Jesus was bodily here on earth, too, and shortly before this had been talking with the three Disciples. When they awoke, Peter talked with all three of them- Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. Then God broke into the conversation! What an amazing scene.
This is an example of the attribute of Jesus we call omnipresence.
Omni means all. Think of omniscient or omnivirous. And presence means presence. Jesus promised in Matthew 28:20b that he would always be with all His people.
"behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
"For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them." (Matthew 18:20).
Jesus was talking with two men who were in heaven, and He was also with the sleeping and soon-to-wake disciples on earth - at the same time.
No matter how alone you feel, or what you are going through, He IS with you and will be forever. It is an insanely difficult concept to grasp, that He is eternally in body form ascended in heaven, but He is also with each and every saint who is in His fold, even if they're here on earth. We can trust His promise though. He is with you. We serve a great and loving God.
Linked below are a few resources for you on the Omnipresence of Jesus
What does it mean that God is omnipresent?
How is Jesus omnipresent?
The Omnipresent Son of God
God: What is He Like? (exploring His attribute of omnipresence)
And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. (Matthew 17:1-3).
The Transfiguration
Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. (Luke 9:28-31).
The disciples were heavy with sleep and initially did not notice the change in Jesus' appearance. He was with them though, praying, and then, as He changed, talking with two men. The men were Moses and Elijah. The Bible identifies them for us.
Moss and Elijah had departed the earth centuries before. Moses had died (Deuteronomy 34:4) but his body was never found. Satan and Michael had been disputing over it so God just took the body and put it somewhere. Elijah the Prophet had personally been taken by God, bodily to heaven. (2 Kings 2:11). So these two men had been in heaven for many centuries, and Jesus was talking with them. Yet Jesus was bodily here on earth, too, and shortly before this had been talking with the three Disciples. When they awoke, Peter talked with all three of them- Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. Then God broke into the conversation! What an amazing scene.
This is an example of the attribute of Jesus we call omnipresence.
Omni means all. Think of omniscient or omnivirous. And presence means presence. Jesus promised in Matthew 28:20b that he would always be with all His people.
"behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
"For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them." (Matthew 18:20).
Jesus was talking with two men who were in heaven, and He was also with the sleeping and soon-to-wake disciples on earth - at the same time.
No matter how alone you feel, or what you are going through, He IS with you and will be forever. It is an insanely difficult concept to grasp, that He is eternally in body form ascended in heaven, but He is also with each and every saint who is in His fold, even if they're here on earth. We can trust His promise though. He is with you. We serve a great and loving God.
Linked below are a few resources for you on the Omnipresence of Jesus
What does it mean that God is omnipresent?
How is Jesus omnipresent?
The Omnipresent Son of God
God: What is He Like? (exploring His attribute of omnipresence)
"'Do not I fill heaven and earth,’ saith the Lord?" (Jeremiah 23:24).
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