Good morning brothers and sisters. Yes, it's Valentines Day, but more importantly it's Transfiguration Sunday. This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Our Lord Yeshua (Jesus Christ) is amazing. Let's see what the Smart Book has to say about Him today;
Mark 9:2-9New Revised Standard Version
2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,
3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them.
4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
5 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
6 He did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!"
8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, which I would think was a tiring journey. It was all worth it as the Lord was transfigured before them. His clothes were dazzling white, so white that they would put anything bleached white to shame. As if that wasn't awesome enough, there appeared to them Elijah and Moses too talking with Jesus. This was a terrifying scene for the disciples.
Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Oh but then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to Him!" Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. They had seen Jesus as He was. One day we will too. They were going to see Him that way again after the resurrection, this is why Christ ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after He was risen from the dead. One day we will see Him coming in the clouds and see Him as He is.
I had a customer give me a hand out from the Jehovah Witness Church the other day. It talked about Jesus. Do you realize that they deny the Holy Trinity. We read about two parts of the Holy Trinity in today's reading. The Father and the Son. It states in the Bible that God is a Spirit and that we are to worship Him in the Spirit. One day if we are not alive and breathing at the return of Christ we will be spirited away to the Father. Our body will remain here and sleep until the Lord's return. Then we will all be resurrected into our new spiritual bodies that will not be subject to the laws of this earth, such as gravity and such. As a matter fact, this old dying earth will be transformed too and a New Jerusalem will come down from heaven to it. The Lord is preparing it for us now. All of this is astonishing to your mind as the transfiguration was to to the disciples. So yes, enjoy Valentine's Day, but remember our Transfigured Lord on this day too.
The Lord bless and keep you, His face shine upon you,
Chaplain Loehne
Mark 9:2-9New Revised Standard Version
2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,
3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them.
4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
5 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
6 He did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!"
8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, which I would think was a tiring journey. It was all worth it as the Lord was transfigured before them. His clothes were dazzling white, so white that they would put anything bleached white to shame. As if that wasn't awesome enough, there appeared to them Elijah and Moses too talking with Jesus. This was a terrifying scene for the disciples.
Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Oh but then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to Him!" Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. They had seen Jesus as He was. One day we will too. They were going to see Him that way again after the resurrection, this is why Christ ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after He was risen from the dead. One day we will see Him coming in the clouds and see Him as He is.
I had a customer give me a hand out from the Jehovah Witness Church the other day. It talked about Jesus. Do you realize that they deny the Holy Trinity. We read about two parts of the Holy Trinity in today's reading. The Father and the Son. It states in the Bible that God is a Spirit and that we are to worship Him in the Spirit. One day if we are not alive and breathing at the return of Christ we will be spirited away to the Father. Our body will remain here and sleep until the Lord's return. Then we will all be resurrected into our new spiritual bodies that will not be subject to the laws of this earth, such as gravity and such. As a matter fact, this old dying earth will be transformed too and a New Jerusalem will come down from heaven to it. The Lord is preparing it for us now. All of this is astonishing to your mind as the transfiguration was to to the disciples. So yes, enjoy Valentine's Day, but remember our Transfigured Lord on this day too.
The Lord bless and keep you, His face shine upon you,
Chaplain Loehne
Good morning brothers and sisters. Yes, it's Valentines Day, but more importantly it's Transfiguration Sunday. This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Our Lord Yeshua (Jesus Christ) is amazing. Let's see what the Smart Book has to say about Him today;
Mark 9:2-9New Revised Standard Version
2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,
3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them.
4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
5 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
6 He did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!"
8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, which I would think was a tiring journey. It was all worth it as the Lord was transfigured before them. His clothes were dazzling white, so white that they would put anything bleached white to shame. As if that wasn't awesome enough, there appeared to them Elijah and Moses too talking with Jesus. This was a terrifying scene for the disciples.
Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Oh but then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to Him!" Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. They had seen Jesus as He was. One day we will too. They were going to see Him that way again after the resurrection, this is why Christ ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after He was risen from the dead. One day we will see Him coming in the clouds and see Him as He is.
I had a customer give me a hand out from the Jehovah Witness Church the other day. It talked about Jesus. Do you realize that they deny the Holy Trinity. We read about two parts of the Holy Trinity in today's reading. The Father and the Son. It states in the Bible that God is a Spirit and that we are to worship Him in the Spirit. One day if we are not alive and breathing at the return of Christ we will be spirited away to the Father. Our body will remain here and sleep until the Lord's return. Then we will all be resurrected into our new spiritual bodies that will not be subject to the laws of this earth, such as gravity and such. As a matter fact, this old dying earth will be transformed too and a New Jerusalem will come down from heaven to it. The Lord is preparing it for us now. All of this is astonishing to your mind as the transfiguration was to to the disciples. So yes, enjoy Valentine's Day, but remember our Transfigured Lord on this day too.
The Lord bless and keep you, His face shine upon you,
Chaplain Loehne
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