WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.080 Heavenly Father, we gather once again on the first day of the week. 00:00:08.980 --> 00:00:12.480 Because your son, Jesus Christ, died for our sins. 00:00:12.919 --> 00:00:16.719 And he was raised on the first day of the week. 00:00:18.699 --> 00:00:20.879 He's the one who makes all things new. 00:00:22.100 --> 00:00:26.440 He's the one who makes us born again with new life. 00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:36.020 And Lord, we want to once again this morning submit ourselves to you. 00:00:37.299 --> 00:00:39.039 To his lordship. 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:47.520 We want to be once again amazed by what Jesus has done for us. 00:00:48.859 --> 00:00:53.320 So we pray by your word, speak to us. 00:00:56.439 --> 00:01:00.179 In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 00:01:04.019 --> 00:01:06.700 Luke 9, 18-36 00:01:06.700 --> 00:01:12.700 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. 00:01:13.239 --> 00:01:16.000 And he asked them, who do the crowd say that I am? 00:01:16.539 --> 00:01:19.579 And they answered, John the Baptist. 00:01:19.579 --> 00:01:21.700 But others say, Elijah. 00:01:22.379 --> 00:01:25.000 And others, that one of the prophets of old has risen. 00:01:26.140 --> 00:01:30.000 Then he said to them, but who do you say that I am? 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:34.259 And Peter answered, the Christ of God. 00:01:34.260 --> 00:01:40.340 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, saying, 00:01:41.240 --> 00:01:47.100 The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, 00:01:47.219 --> 00:01:50.060 and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 00:01:51.460 --> 00:01:52.920 And he said to all, 00:01:52.920 --> 00:01:59.439 If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 00:02:00.180 --> 00:02:03.079 For whoever would save his life will lose it. 00:02:03.560 --> 00:02:06.939 But whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 00:02:07.460 --> 00:02:13.300 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 00:02:13.300 --> 00:02:24.960 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:33.860 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God. 00:02:33.860 --> 00:02:44.380 Now about eight days after these things, he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 00:02:45.480 --> 00:02:52.140 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. 00:02:52.680 --> 00:02:59.780 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, 00:03:00.440 --> 00:03:02.500 which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 00:03:02.500 --> 00:03:06.840 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep. 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:13.439 But when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:17.599 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, 00:03:18.240 --> 00:03:19.900 Master, it is good that we are here. 00:03:20.420 --> 00:03:27.080 Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah, not knowing what he said. 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:35.700 As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the crowd. 00:03:36.700 --> 00:03:39.000 And a voice came out of the cloud saying, 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:43.140 This is my son, my chosen one. 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:45.720 Listen to him. 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:52.620 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. 00:03:53.580 --> 00:03:59.759 And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen. 00:04:00.300 --> 00:04:01.780 This is the word of the Lord. 00:04:01.819 --> 00:04:02.900 Thank you. 00:04:02.900 --> 00:04:11.900 You might be wondering why we're reading a passage about Jesus' transfiguration on Easter Sunday, 00:04:12.439 --> 00:04:15.319 when we're supposed to be celebrating his resurrection in particular. 00:04:16.139 --> 00:04:19.519 And I have some good reasons for that. 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:25.719 But one of the reasons is, one is, it does happen to be the passage that we're on, 00:04:25.919 --> 00:04:27.180 going through the Gospel of Luke. 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:31.039 And it's actually very related to the resurrection account, 00:04:31.159 --> 00:04:36.620 because this is really the first glimpse we see of the glory of the risen Lord, 00:04:36.699 --> 00:04:40.240 which we'll see in fullness after the resurrection and his ascension. 00:04:41.039 --> 00:04:44.899 And we do celebrate the resurrection of the Lord every Sunday, 00:04:45.439 --> 00:04:48.199 as we gather to worship him on the first day of the week. 00:04:48.199 --> 00:04:55.099 And the main point of this passage for us is that we should take up our cross daily 00:04:55.099 --> 00:05:00.199 and follow Jesus, looking forward to the glorious kingdom of the Son of God. 00:05:00.980 --> 00:05:06.039 As we do that, we're called to pray with Jesus, to see Jesus in his glory, 00:05:06.099 --> 00:05:09.199 and to listen to Jesus, as this passage tells us. 00:05:09.219 --> 00:05:14.459 So first, let's look at how we are to pray in anticipation of the fullness of Jesus' glorious kingdom. 00:05:14.459 --> 00:05:21.159 In verse 22, Jesus predicted his resurrection by saying that he will suffer, 00:05:21.799 --> 00:05:23.519 be rejected, and killed. 00:05:24.079 --> 00:05:26.339 But then on the third day, be raised. 00:05:26.459 --> 00:05:30.399 So here, this is the first anticipation of Jesus' coming resurrection. 00:05:31.139 --> 00:05:34.539 And then after telling his disciples to follow his example of 00:05:34.539 --> 00:05:37.279 carrying the cross of humble submission to God, 00:05:37.279 --> 00:05:39.839 Jesus promised in verse 27, 00:05:40.359 --> 00:05:45.259 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death 00:05:45.259 --> 00:05:47.459 until they see the kingdom of God. 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:55.119 So some among Jesus' 12 apostles will see the kingdom of God before they die. 00:05:56.399 --> 00:06:00.339 And there are people who make careers, academic careers, 00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:03.799 out of pointing out perceived errors and contradictions in the Bible. 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:06.840 And this verse is one of their favorite go-to examples. 00:06:07.840 --> 00:06:10.740 You see, Jesus thought that the full consummated kingdom 00:06:10.740 --> 00:06:13.280 will come during the lifetime of his followers, they say. 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:15.900 He thought that he would return to judge the world 00:06:15.900 --> 00:06:18.319 before all of his apostles have died. 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:20.240 But that didn't happen, did it? 00:06:22.340 --> 00:06:25.259 But such an argument betrays a shallow understanding 00:06:25.259 --> 00:06:27.800 of the Gospel of Luke and the Gospels in general. 00:06:28.460 --> 00:06:31.680 There's a reason why in all three of the Gospels 00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:35.459 that include this account of Jesus' transfiguration. 00:06:35.959 --> 00:06:38.180 The transfiguration is preceded by, 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:42.060 immediately by Peter's confession that Jesus is the Christ of God. 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:45.939 And secondly, Jesus' prediction of his suffering, death, and resurrection. 00:06:46.579 --> 00:06:50.360 And then third, the invitation to his disciples to carry the cross and follow him. 00:06:50.759 --> 00:06:54.180 And finally, Jesus' promise that there are some 00:06:54.180 --> 00:06:56.860 standing here with him who will not taste death 00:06:56.860 --> 00:06:58.180 until they see the kingdom of God. 00:06:58.180 --> 00:07:01.100 All of those events come together because they're interconnected. 00:07:01.720 --> 00:07:05.400 And the transfiguration is actually a partial fulfillment 00:07:05.400 --> 00:07:07.160 of Jesus' promise 00:07:07.160 --> 00:07:11.160 that some of his disciples will see the kingdom of God before their death. 00:07:12.280 --> 00:07:15.939 It's not the full fulfillment of his promise. 00:07:16.019 --> 00:07:20.079 That happens at Jesus' death, resurrection, and his ascension to heaven, 00:07:20.280 --> 00:07:23.139 which is connected to the coming down of the Holy Spirit. 00:07:23.139 --> 00:07:28.939 And that's why at his trial before the Jewish council in Luke 22, 69, 00:07:29.139 --> 00:07:29.719 Jesus says, 00:07:30.159 --> 00:07:36.319 But from now on, the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God. 00:07:36.740 --> 00:07:39.500 That's the reference to Jesus' enthronement, 00:07:39.620 --> 00:07:41.199 reigning with the authority of God. 00:07:41.539 --> 00:07:44.240 And so it's after his death and resurrection ascension 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:47.719 that Jesus begins his reign over the kingdom of God. 00:07:47.720 --> 00:07:51.940 And that's why in his sequel to the gospel of Luke, Acts, 00:07:52.060 --> 00:07:53.640 the book of Acts that Luke also wrote, 00:07:54.060 --> 00:07:56.140 he writes in chapter 2, 32, 33, 00:07:56.340 --> 00:07:58.020 This Jesus God raised up, 00:07:58.320 --> 00:07:59.820 and of that we are witnesses, 00:08:00.080 --> 00:08:02.300 being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, 00:08:02.560 --> 00:08:05.460 and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, 00:08:05.720 --> 00:08:09.120 he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 00:08:10.120 --> 00:08:12.260 And since his resurrection and ascension, 00:08:12.480 --> 00:08:14.940 Jesus has been reigning over his kingdom 00:08:14.940 --> 00:08:16.940 at the right hand of the Father. 00:08:16.939 --> 00:08:19.740 And since all 12 of his apostles, 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:22.279 except for Judas the traitor, 00:08:23.019 --> 00:08:26.759 witnessed Jesus' resurrection and ascension before their death. 00:08:27.040 --> 00:08:28.699 Jesus is quite correct to say, 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:30.839 Some standing here will not taste death 00:08:30.839 --> 00:08:32.820 until they see the kingdom of God. 00:08:33.820 --> 00:08:37.019 So the transfiguration that takes place today in our passage 00:08:37.019 --> 00:08:41.139 is a preview of that glorious kingdom of the Son of God. 00:08:41.700 --> 00:08:43.919 Notice in verses 30 and 31, 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:47.659 Moses and Elijah are talking to Jesus about his departure, 00:08:48.019 --> 00:08:50.279 reference to his resurrection and ascension. 00:08:51.419 --> 00:08:52.939 And the way this works, 00:08:52.979 --> 00:08:56.219 it's kind of similar to the way we have movie trailers. 00:08:56.220 --> 00:09:00.399 This is a preview in a similar way, 00:09:00.519 --> 00:09:02.100 because about a half a year, right, 00:09:02.180 --> 00:09:05.240 half a year to a year before the official premiere of a movie, 00:09:05.899 --> 00:09:07.540 studios usually drop the trailer. 00:09:08.259 --> 00:09:10.899 And the trailer is about a few minutes long, 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:12.840 and the details are a little sketchy, 00:09:13.180 --> 00:09:16.100 but it gives you just a glimpse of the real thing 00:09:16.100 --> 00:09:17.660 to tell you, hey, it's here. 00:09:17.659 --> 00:09:22.439 And the transfiguration is like the trailer 00:09:22.439 --> 00:09:25.879 of the coming death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, 00:09:26.039 --> 00:09:26.759 which is the movie. 00:09:27.399 --> 00:09:28.740 And then when you see the movie, 00:09:28.860 --> 00:09:29.879 it turns out, lo and behold, 00:09:29.959 --> 00:09:31.879 you discover that it's actually a two-part movie. 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:35.639 Sounds familiar to some of you. 00:09:35.980 --> 00:09:38.219 And the sequel will be released at a later point, 00:09:38.299 --> 00:09:40.600 and that sequel is Jesus' second coming. 00:09:40.980 --> 00:09:42.399 So these are all interconnected. 00:09:42.639 --> 00:09:46.579 Luke sees stages in the unfolding of the kingdom of God, 00:09:46.580 --> 00:09:49.080 and we're seeing that first, very initial glimpse, 00:09:49.180 --> 00:09:51.700 the trailer, to what's going to all transpire. 00:09:52.500 --> 00:09:54.840 And since the transfiguration is a sneak preview 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:55.940 of the resurrection and ascension, 00:09:56.040 --> 00:09:58.500 it makes sense that there are many literary parallels 00:09:58.500 --> 00:09:59.820 between the two accounts. 00:10:00.639 --> 00:10:03.900 For example, in verses 29 and verse 30, 00:10:04.820 --> 00:10:09.540 it tells us that Jesus' clothing became dazzling white. 00:10:10.500 --> 00:10:13.160 And behold, two men were walking talking with him. 00:10:13.700 --> 00:10:15.180 And then later after his resurrection, 00:10:15.179 --> 00:10:17.399 it says in Luke 24, verse 4, 00:10:17.739 --> 00:10:20.799 that as his disciples stood by the empty tomb, 00:10:21.079 --> 00:10:26.359 behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:31.199 And even later, at Jesus' ascension in Acts 1.10, 00:10:31.579 --> 00:10:33.979 it says that while they were gazing into heaven as he went, 00:10:34.079 --> 00:10:39.259 behold, two men stood by them in white robes. 00:10:39.259 --> 00:10:43.480 Similarly, in verse 32 and 34 of our passage, 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:47.139 they mentioned the glory of Jesus and a cloud enveloping them. 00:10:47.659 --> 00:10:50.879 And at his ascension, it says in Acts 1.9, 00:10:51.179 --> 00:10:52.439 as the apostles were looking on, 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:53.720 Jesus was lifted up, 00:10:53.939 --> 00:10:57.360 and a cloud took him out of their sight. 00:10:57.360 --> 00:11:01.779 And at his ascension, right? 00:11:03.139 --> 00:11:04.820 This cloud takes him out of sight. 00:11:04.919 --> 00:11:07.120 And later in Luke 21, 27, 00:11:07.500 --> 00:11:09.539 when Jesus speaks of his second coming, 00:11:10.039 --> 00:11:11.639 again, similar themes emerge. 00:11:11.740 --> 00:11:14.580 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud 00:11:14.580 --> 00:11:17.820 with power and great glory. 00:11:17.820 --> 00:11:21.500 So Luke masterfully weaves these parallels 00:11:21.500 --> 00:11:24.680 between the transfiguration to the resurrection 00:11:24.680 --> 00:11:27.540 and to the ascension and even his second coming 00:11:27.540 --> 00:11:30.140 to show us, to give us a foretaste 00:11:30.140 --> 00:11:32.920 of the glorious kingdom of the Son of God. 00:11:33.760 --> 00:11:35.280 And with that context in mind, 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:38.460 Luke teaches us a lesson about how we have to wait for that, 00:11:39.400 --> 00:11:41.700 how we have to watch and pray. 00:11:42.820 --> 00:11:44.400 Notice in verse 28, 00:11:44.520 --> 00:11:47.040 it says that Jesus took with him Peter and John and James 00:11:47.039 --> 00:11:48.599 and went up on the mountain to pray. 00:11:49.139 --> 00:11:50.559 And as he was praying, 00:11:50.719 --> 00:11:52.379 the appearance of his face was altered 00:11:52.379 --> 00:11:54.059 and his clothing became dazzling. 00:11:54.759 --> 00:11:56.579 Matthew, Mark, and Luke all include 00:11:56.579 --> 00:11:58.879 the story of the transfiguration in their Gospels, 00:11:58.879 --> 00:12:01.799 but only Luke mentions that this happened 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:03.639 while Jesus was praying. 00:12:04.659 --> 00:12:06.159 This is intentional, of course, 00:12:06.240 --> 00:12:07.379 because in the Gospel of Luke, 00:12:07.620 --> 00:12:10.419 all the pivotal moments of Jesus' life and ministry 00:12:10.419 --> 00:12:11.919 are preceded by prayer. 00:12:12.719 --> 00:12:15.299 Just before the Holy Spirit descends on him 00:12:15.299 --> 00:12:16.879 and God the Father says, 00:12:17.039 --> 00:12:19.139 makes an announcement confirming his identity 00:12:19.139 --> 00:12:20.480 as his beloved son. 00:12:20.559 --> 00:12:22.519 In Luke 3, 21-22, 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:24.179 it says that Jesus was praying. 00:12:25.059 --> 00:12:27.139 Before choosing his 12 apostles, 00:12:27.559 --> 00:12:28.959 it says that Jesus prayed 00:12:28.959 --> 00:12:30.559 and continued all night, 00:12:30.659 --> 00:12:31.799 continued in prayer to God. 00:12:32.139 --> 00:12:32.959 Luke 6, 12. 00:12:33.299 --> 00:12:35.579 Immediately before Peter's breakthrough confession 00:12:35.579 --> 00:12:37.799 of Jesus' identity that we saw in Luke 9, 18, 00:12:38.199 --> 00:12:40.179 it says that Jesus was praying alone. 00:12:40.179 --> 00:12:45.059 And here, before he transfigured to his glorious true identity, 00:12:45.620 --> 00:12:48.019 before his apostles, he was praying. 00:12:50.199 --> 00:12:53.019 Sometimes people say that there's no need to pray 00:12:53.019 --> 00:12:55.239 since God has already ordained the outcome. 00:12:55.240 --> 00:12:59.440 But that's not the biblical way to think about prayer. 00:13:00.720 --> 00:13:03.399 In fact, God has ordained that some things 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:06.340 will only happen by means of prayer. 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:08.480 Jesus taught us, 00:13:08.560 --> 00:13:09.340 and I tell you, 00:13:09.500 --> 00:13:11.560 ask and it will be given to you. 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:13.320 Seek and you will find. 00:13:13.519 --> 00:13:15.180 Knock and it will be opened to you. 00:13:15.779 --> 00:13:18.199 And just as it was the case in Jesus' life, 00:13:18.439 --> 00:13:20.479 God has ordained that we be directed 00:13:20.479 --> 00:13:23.359 and be made fruitful through prayer. 00:13:24.599 --> 00:13:25.959 That's why the Bible teaches us 00:13:25.959 --> 00:13:28.139 to pray for the forgiveness of sins. 00:13:28.579 --> 00:13:30.239 Pray that people might be saved. 00:13:30.719 --> 00:13:31.979 Pray for open doors of ministry. 00:13:32.179 --> 00:13:32.919 Pray for healing. 00:13:33.459 --> 00:13:35.219 Pray that we might grow in spiritual maturity. 00:13:35.219 --> 00:13:37.559 Pray that we might be strengthened with power 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:39.479 by the Holy Spirit and know the love of Christ. 00:13:40.479 --> 00:13:43.779 These are all things that the Bible explicitly teaches us 00:13:43.779 --> 00:13:44.699 to pray for. 00:13:46.079 --> 00:13:48.359 God has ordained that these things will happen 00:13:48.359 --> 00:13:49.579 by means of prayer. 00:13:50.519 --> 00:13:53.719 That means they will not happen unless we pray. 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:59.559 Ephesians 6, 18 teaches us 00:13:59.559 --> 00:14:01.379 that we have to put on our spiritual armor 00:14:01.379 --> 00:14:02.319 as we live 00:14:02.319 --> 00:14:04.539 and wait for the consummation of the kingdom of God 00:14:04.539 --> 00:14:06.759 because we're still engaged in that spiritual warfare. 00:14:07.939 --> 00:14:09.120 And in that passage, 00:14:09.219 --> 00:14:11.240 it teaches us that the way we put on 00:14:11.240 --> 00:14:12.479 the full armor of God 00:14:12.479 --> 00:14:15.000 is by praying at all times 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:16.019 in the Spirit 00:14:16.019 --> 00:14:18.620 with all prayer and supplication. 00:14:19.820 --> 00:14:22.080 That's why Christian author John Piper 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:24.960 describes prayer as a wartime walkie-talkie. 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:27.559 It's how we stand ready 00:14:27.559 --> 00:14:29.019 and maintain communication 00:14:29.019 --> 00:14:30.799 with our commander-in-chief. 00:14:31.580 --> 00:14:34.399 That's why we so frequently find Jesus 00:14:34.399 --> 00:14:36.779 praying throughout the Gospel of Luke. 00:14:36.779 --> 00:14:39.959 And Jesus' praying is contrasted 00:14:39.959 --> 00:14:43.579 with the apostles sleeping in this passage. 00:14:44.360 --> 00:14:46.500 It says in verse 32, look with me, 00:14:46.500 --> 00:14:49.059 Now Peter and those who were with him 00:14:49.059 --> 00:14:51.179 were heavy with sleep. 00:14:52.179 --> 00:14:54.100 But when they became fully awake, 00:14:54.159 --> 00:14:55.899 they saw his glory in the two men 00:14:55.899 --> 00:14:57.000 who stood with him. 00:14:58.019 --> 00:15:00.299 Jesus had taken Peter, John, and James 00:15:00.299 --> 00:15:01.779 with him to the mountain 00:15:01.779 --> 00:15:03.820 so that they could pray with him. 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:05.399 But they were soundly asleep 00:15:05.399 --> 00:15:06.720 when Jesus was transfigured 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:08.659 and they were going to miss the whole thing 00:15:08.659 --> 00:15:10.360 until they became fully awake. 00:15:10.700 --> 00:15:11.740 Then they were able to witness 00:15:11.740 --> 00:15:12.639 the glory of Christ. 00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:13.919 And interestingly enough, 00:15:14.019 --> 00:15:15.100 later in Luke 22, 00:15:15.340 --> 00:15:16.340 on another mountain, 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:18.840 just before Jesus is arrested and killed, 00:15:18.980 --> 00:15:20.259 Jesus is once again praying 00:15:20.259 --> 00:15:22.779 and his apostles are once again sleeping. 00:15:23.659 --> 00:15:24.659 And Jesus tells them, 00:15:24.740 --> 00:15:25.679 Why are you sleeping? 00:15:26.419 --> 00:15:27.379 Rise and pray 00:15:27.379 --> 00:15:29.860 that you may not enter into temptation. 00:15:30.100 --> 00:15:30.679 Luke 22. 00:15:31.539 --> 00:15:33.539 Of course, Scripture is not teaching us here 00:15:33.539 --> 00:15:34.720 that sleep is bad. 00:15:34.860 --> 00:15:35.559 We all need sleep. 00:15:35.659 --> 00:15:37.500 In fact, most of you need a little more sleep. 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:39.860 But this recurring picture 00:15:39.860 --> 00:15:41.500 of the apostles sleeping 00:15:41.500 --> 00:15:42.620 is a figure 00:15:42.620 --> 00:15:45.059 of spiritual unreadiness, 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:47.259 unpreparedness 00:15:47.259 --> 00:15:48.659 for spiritual warfare. 00:15:48.980 --> 00:15:51.379 And it serves as a warning to us 00:15:51.379 --> 00:15:53.399 to be spiritually alert 00:15:53.399 --> 00:15:54.580 as we look forward 00:15:54.580 --> 00:15:56.080 to the glorious kingdom 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:57.259 of the Son of God. 00:15:58.399 --> 00:16:00.179 That's why later in Luke 21, 00:16:00.419 --> 00:16:01.620 when Jesus talks about 00:16:01.620 --> 00:16:02.440 his second coming, 00:16:02.740 --> 00:16:04.039 he uses these figures. 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:04.500 He says, 00:16:04.500 --> 00:16:06.220 But watch yourselves, 00:16:06.799 --> 00:16:09.440 lest your hearts be weighed down. 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:11.660 Weighed down is the exact same word 00:16:11.660 --> 00:16:12.680 that's used in our passage 00:16:12.680 --> 00:16:14.380 to say heavy with sleep. 00:16:14.920 --> 00:16:15.760 Watch yourselves, 00:16:15.880 --> 00:16:17.240 lest your hearts be weighed down 00:16:17.240 --> 00:16:18.980 with dissipation and drunkenness 00:16:18.980 --> 00:16:20.060 and cares of this life. 00:16:20.480 --> 00:16:21.920 And that day come upon you 00:16:21.920 --> 00:16:23.080 suddenly like a trap. 00:16:23.280 --> 00:16:25.340 But stay awake at all times, 00:16:25.560 --> 00:16:28.120 praying that you may have strength 00:16:28.120 --> 00:16:29.580 to escape all these things 00:16:29.580 --> 00:16:31.040 that are going to take place 00:16:31.039 --> 00:16:33.000 and to stand before 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:34.759 the Son of Man. 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:38.679 Instead of being heavy with sleep, 00:16:39.059 --> 00:16:40.199 with the vanities, 00:16:40.699 --> 00:16:41.500 the drunkenness, 00:16:41.559 --> 00:16:42.899 and the cares of this life, 00:16:43.019 --> 00:16:44.199 we have to be watchful 00:16:44.199 --> 00:16:45.599 and prayerful, 00:16:46.199 --> 00:16:47.899 standing at attention, 00:16:48.500 --> 00:16:49.659 prepared for the battle, 00:16:50.740 --> 00:16:52.179 ready to execute the orders 00:16:52.179 --> 00:16:53.240 of our Commander-in-Chief. 00:16:54.019 --> 00:16:54.980 It's binary. 00:16:55.199 --> 00:16:56.059 It's either or. 00:16:56.419 --> 00:16:57.459 If you're not praying, 00:16:57.539 --> 00:16:58.459 then you're sleeping. 00:16:58.460 --> 00:17:00.660 Have you been sleeping? 00:17:03.379 --> 00:17:05.180 Hebrews 7.25 teaches us 00:17:05.180 --> 00:17:07.440 that Jesus always lives 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:09.039 to make intercession for us 00:17:09.039 --> 00:17:10.759 at the right hand of God the Father. 00:17:11.079 --> 00:17:12.819 He is at this very moment 00:17:12.819 --> 00:17:14.180 praying for us, 00:17:14.940 --> 00:17:16.000 interceding for us 00:17:16.000 --> 00:17:17.059 at the right hand of the Father, 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:19.360 and He invites us to join Him 00:17:19.360 --> 00:17:21.740 as we await His return. 00:17:22.600 --> 00:17:25.360 We are to pray with Jesus. 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:28.019 And we're also to see Jesus 00:17:28.019 --> 00:17:29.039 in all His glory. 00:17:29.139 --> 00:17:30.420 That's the second point. 00:17:30.480 --> 00:17:31.740 And that's why Luke includes 00:17:31.740 --> 00:17:33.079 this passage in his Gospel. 00:17:33.619 --> 00:17:34.920 Through the privileged eyes 00:17:34.920 --> 00:17:36.160 of Peter, John, and James, 00:17:36.299 --> 00:17:37.440 we are to see Jesus 00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:38.940 for who He really is. 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:42.559 Remember what the prophet said 00:17:42.559 --> 00:17:43.359 about Jesus. 00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:46.859 In Isaiah 53, 00:17:46.859 --> 00:17:49.859 He had no form or majesty 00:17:49.859 --> 00:17:51.440 that we should look at Him, 00:17:52.220 --> 00:17:53.279 and no beauty 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:54.660 that we should desire Him. 00:17:55.519 --> 00:17:56.819 He was despised 00:17:56.819 --> 00:17:57.919 and rejected by men, 00:17:58.339 --> 00:17:59.379 a man of sorrows 00:17:59.379 --> 00:18:00.700 and acquainted with grief. 00:18:01.319 --> 00:18:02.240 And as one from whom 00:18:02.240 --> 00:18:03.279 men hide their faces, 00:18:03.359 --> 00:18:04.259 He was despised, 00:18:04.299 --> 00:18:05.859 and we esteemed Him not. 00:18:06.839 --> 00:18:08.339 This prophecy came true. 00:18:08.720 --> 00:18:09.759 There was nothing about 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:11.279 Jesus' external appearance 00:18:11.279 --> 00:18:12.279 that was noteworthy 00:18:12.859 --> 00:18:14.039 or attractive. 00:18:14.879 --> 00:18:16.879 And we see throughout the Gospels 00:18:16.879 --> 00:18:18.279 that He was indeed despised 00:18:18.899 --> 00:18:20.159 and looked down upon 00:18:20.159 --> 00:18:21.819 as a carpenter's son 00:18:21.819 --> 00:18:22.720 by some people. 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:26.180 Philippians 2, 6-7 00:18:26.180 --> 00:18:27.600 also teaches us 00:18:27.600 --> 00:18:28.039 that Jesus, 00:18:28.200 --> 00:18:30.620 though He was in the form of God, 00:18:30.940 --> 00:18:32.579 did not count equality with God 00:18:32.579 --> 00:18:33.799 a thing to be grasped, 00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:35.160 but emptied Himself 00:18:35.160 --> 00:18:36.660 by taking the form 00:18:36.660 --> 00:18:37.799 of a servant, 00:18:38.600 --> 00:18:40.360 being born in the likeness of men. 00:18:41.839 --> 00:18:43.600 That's what the apostles 00:18:43.600 --> 00:18:44.539 were used to seeing. 00:18:44.700 --> 00:18:46.299 Jesus in the form of a servant. 00:18:47.059 --> 00:18:48.500 Jesus having no form 00:18:48.500 --> 00:18:49.600 or beauty about Him. 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:51.399 This Jesus who is despised 00:18:51.399 --> 00:18:53.059 by common men. 00:18:55.399 --> 00:18:57.779 And this brief moment, 00:18:59.319 --> 00:19:02.199 Jesus sheds that form of a servant 00:19:02.199 --> 00:19:05.019 and reveals His divine, 00:19:05.839 --> 00:19:07.359 royal glory. 00:19:09.319 --> 00:19:10.559 And that's the preview 00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:13.079 of the risen and ascended Lord. 00:19:14.559 --> 00:19:17.359 And the visit by Moses and Elijah 00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:20.740 also reveal who Jesus truly is. 00:19:25.000 --> 00:19:25.919 Some people say 00:19:25.919 --> 00:19:27.359 that these two figures appear 00:19:27.359 --> 00:19:29.199 because Moses represents the law 00:19:29.199 --> 00:19:31.299 and Elijah represents the prophets. 00:19:32.059 --> 00:19:32.559 And together, 00:19:32.699 --> 00:19:33.779 the law and the prophets, 00:19:33.939 --> 00:19:34.679 all of Scripture, 00:19:34.759 --> 00:19:35.399 Old Testament Scripture, 00:19:35.579 --> 00:19:37.839 are fulfilled in Jesus. 00:19:38.500 --> 00:19:39.899 It's possible that's the case. 00:19:39.959 --> 00:19:41.439 This is an appealing hypothesis. 00:19:42.219 --> 00:19:44.039 But I think even more immediately 00:19:44.039 --> 00:19:44.759 and more likely, 00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:47.319 Moses and Elijah are mentioned here 00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:49.519 because of the crowd's speculation 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:51.039 that we see over and over again 00:19:51.039 --> 00:19:51.940 throughout the Gospels, 00:19:52.339 --> 00:19:54.859 that Jesus is either the Elijah returned 00:19:54.859 --> 00:19:56.879 or a prophet, 00:19:56.960 --> 00:19:58.000 an old prophet of old, 00:19:58.359 --> 00:20:00.420 like Moses, for example. 00:20:01.299 --> 00:20:02.700 And that identity of Jesus 00:20:02.700 --> 00:20:03.559 has been recurring 00:20:03.559 --> 00:20:05.079 throughout the Gospel. 00:20:05.839 --> 00:20:07.000 Five times already, 00:20:07.160 --> 00:20:07.759 people have asked, 00:20:07.819 --> 00:20:08.619 different people have asked 00:20:08.619 --> 00:20:09.579 the question in this Gospel, 00:20:09.700 --> 00:20:10.500 who is Jesus? 00:20:10.500 --> 00:20:12.279 And we have learned 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:13.480 through Herod's musings 00:20:13.480 --> 00:20:15.240 and also through the Apostle's response 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:16.119 earlier that we read 00:20:16.119 --> 00:20:17.680 that the three main options 00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:18.700 were John the Baptist, 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:19.359 Elijah, 00:20:19.720 --> 00:20:21.759 and one of the prophets of old. 00:20:22.220 --> 00:20:23.640 And Herod openly wondered, 00:20:23.759 --> 00:20:25.339 well, I beheaded John the Baptist 00:20:25.339 --> 00:20:26.259 so it can't be him. 00:20:26.599 --> 00:20:27.779 So could he be the Elijah 00:20:27.779 --> 00:20:28.480 or could he be 00:20:28.480 --> 00:20:30.019 one of the prophets of old? 00:20:30.579 --> 00:20:31.740 And because there were 00:20:31.740 --> 00:20:33.000 Old Testament prophecies, 00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:33.539 for example, 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:35.400 Malachi 4 or 5 00:20:35.400 --> 00:20:37.019 prophesied that God would send 00:20:37.019 --> 00:20:38.579 an Elijah before his coming. 00:20:38.579 --> 00:20:40.960 And Deuteronomy 18, 15 00:20:40.960 --> 00:20:41.899 prophesied that God would 00:20:41.899 --> 00:20:42.939 raise up for his people 00:20:42.939 --> 00:20:44.460 a prophet like Moses, 00:20:44.779 --> 00:20:45.919 who is one of the greatest 00:20:45.919 --> 00:20:46.619 prophets of old. 00:20:46.679 --> 00:20:47.960 So there was this buildup 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:48.740 and expectation 00:20:48.740 --> 00:20:51.039 precisely concerning 00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:51.859 whether or not Jesus 00:20:51.859 --> 00:20:53.720 was an Elijah or a Moses. 00:20:55.899 --> 00:20:57.659 And so, behold, 00:20:58.399 --> 00:20:59.059 of course, 00:20:59.299 --> 00:21:01.259 Elijah and Moses appear 00:21:01.259 --> 00:21:04.579 to bear witness themselves 00:21:04.579 --> 00:21:06.539 that Jesus, yes, 00:21:06.539 --> 00:21:08.399 he is a prophet like Elijah. 00:21:08.960 --> 00:21:10.359 Yes, he is a prophet 00:21:10.359 --> 00:21:11.139 like Moses, 00:21:11.339 --> 00:21:13.039 but he is not Elijah 00:21:13.039 --> 00:21:14.699 and he is not Moses. 00:21:14.899 --> 00:21:16.579 He is greater even than they 00:21:16.579 --> 00:21:18.299 because he is 00:21:18.299 --> 00:21:19.519 the Son of God, 00:21:19.720 --> 00:21:20.339 the Christ. 00:21:21.639 --> 00:21:22.399 Even the subject 00:21:22.399 --> 00:21:23.279 of their conversation 00:21:23.279 --> 00:21:24.240 reveals the greatness 00:21:24.240 --> 00:21:24.740 of Jesus. 00:21:24.899 --> 00:21:25.899 It says in verse 31 00:21:25.899 --> 00:21:26.939 that they were speaking 00:21:26.939 --> 00:21:28.419 of Jesus' departure, 00:21:29.159 --> 00:21:29.859 which he was about 00:21:29.859 --> 00:21:30.759 to accomplish 00:21:30.759 --> 00:21:32.019 at Jerusalem. 00:21:33.379 --> 00:21:34.019 His death, 00:21:34.159 --> 00:21:34.480 resurrection, 00:21:34.639 --> 00:21:34.899 ascension, 00:21:34.899 --> 00:21:35.819 that's what he's referring to. 00:21:35.819 --> 00:21:36.980 And some of your Bibles 00:21:36.980 --> 00:21:37.980 probably have a footnote 00:21:37.980 --> 00:21:39.200 after the word departure. 00:21:39.839 --> 00:21:41.039 And if you follow that footnote 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:41.919 down to the bottom, 00:21:42.000 --> 00:21:42.679 it will tell you 00:21:42.679 --> 00:21:43.359 that in the Greek 00:21:43.359 --> 00:21:44.779 it actually says Exodus. 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:48.240 Moses led God's people 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:50.500 out in their first Exodus, 00:21:50.599 --> 00:21:52.059 out of their slavery in Egypt 00:21:52.059 --> 00:21:53.439 to the promised land. 00:21:53.720 --> 00:21:55.339 But Jesus here is pictured 00:21:55.339 --> 00:21:56.639 as the greater Moses 00:21:56.639 --> 00:21:58.000 who brings them out 00:21:58.000 --> 00:22:00.139 not only from their physical bondage, 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:01.240 but he brings them out 00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:03.539 ultimately from their spiritual bondage 00:22:03.539 --> 00:22:05.819 to sin and Satan and death. 00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:07.019 And he brings them 00:22:07.019 --> 00:22:08.599 not only to a perishing, 00:22:08.799 --> 00:22:10.119 temporary, physical land 00:22:10.119 --> 00:22:11.359 that has been promised, 00:22:11.480 --> 00:22:13.579 but to the eternal kingdom of God. 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:15.299 He will accomplish this, 00:22:15.399 --> 00:22:16.159 fulfill this. 00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:19.700 After seeing Jesus' glory 00:22:19.700 --> 00:22:20.960 and the two heavenly visitors, 00:22:21.139 --> 00:22:22.319 it says in verse 33 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:23.700 that as the men 00:22:23.700 --> 00:22:25.000 were parting from him, 00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:27.019 Peter said to Jesus, 00:22:27.500 --> 00:22:28.799 Master, it is good 00:22:28.799 --> 00:22:29.460 that we are here. 00:22:30.099 --> 00:22:31.259 Let us make three tents, 00:22:31.680 --> 00:22:32.319 one for you, 00:22:32.319 --> 00:22:33.139 one for Moses, 00:22:33.299 --> 00:22:34.299 and one for Elijah, 00:22:35.139 --> 00:22:36.359 not knowing what he said. 00:22:37.319 --> 00:22:39.019 Peter, for obvious reasons, 00:22:39.099 --> 00:22:40.980 doesn't want this heavenly visit to end. 00:22:42.480 --> 00:22:44.099 And so he offers personally 00:22:44.099 --> 00:22:45.259 to make three tents 00:22:45.259 --> 00:22:46.599 for these guests. 00:22:47.299 --> 00:22:48.159 It's simple, 00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:49.079 it's a very simple 00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:50.419 but hospitable gesture 00:22:50.419 --> 00:22:52.659 to extend the stay of the guests. 00:22:53.259 --> 00:22:54.659 But as he's saying this, 00:22:54.919 --> 00:22:55.619 Luke tells us that 00:22:55.619 --> 00:22:58.019 Peter did not get the full import 00:22:58.019 --> 00:22:59.960 of what he was actually saying. 00:22:59.960 --> 00:23:02.480 The implications of what he's saying 00:23:02.480 --> 00:23:03.319 escapes him 00:23:03.319 --> 00:23:05.059 because the word tent 00:23:05.059 --> 00:23:06.000 that he uses 00:23:06.000 --> 00:23:08.100 is the word that is translated 00:23:08.100 --> 00:23:09.039 tabernacle 00:23:09.039 --> 00:23:10.680 in the Greek translation 00:23:10.680 --> 00:23:11.559 of the Old Testament. 00:23:13.000 --> 00:23:14.259 So Peter's offer 00:23:14.259 --> 00:23:16.019 recalls the great feast 00:23:16.019 --> 00:23:17.440 of the tabernacles. 00:23:18.000 --> 00:23:19.319 When God's people 00:23:19.319 --> 00:23:20.539 pitch tents 00:23:20.539 --> 00:23:21.880 for a week 00:23:21.880 --> 00:23:23.680 in order to dwell in it 00:23:23.680 --> 00:23:25.100 as a way of remembering 00:23:25.100 --> 00:23:26.120 and celebrating 00:23:26.120 --> 00:23:27.519 how God provided for them 00:23:27.519 --> 00:23:28.299 after the Exodus 00:23:28.299 --> 00:23:29.839 by providing for them 00:23:29.839 --> 00:23:30.599 in the wilderness 00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:31.940 between their Exodus 00:23:31.940 --> 00:23:32.519 from Egypt 00:23:32.519 --> 00:23:33.339 and the conquest 00:23:33.339 --> 00:23:35.240 of the Canaan land. 00:23:36.220 --> 00:23:37.220 And during that period 00:23:37.220 --> 00:23:37.819 in the wilderness, 00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:38.779 not only did God 00:23:38.779 --> 00:23:40.460 people dwell in tents, 00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:41.920 they also built 00:23:41.920 --> 00:23:43.240 a tent for God 00:23:43.240 --> 00:23:44.460 called the tabernacle. 00:23:44.900 --> 00:23:45.740 They called it 00:23:45.740 --> 00:23:46.940 the tent of meeting 00:23:46.940 --> 00:23:48.400 because it was where 00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:49.220 God had promised 00:23:49.220 --> 00:23:50.339 to meet with his people. 00:23:51.900 --> 00:23:52.539 Let's be missed 00:23:52.539 --> 00:23:53.539 the significance of this. 00:23:53.660 --> 00:23:54.220 Luke gives us 00:23:54.220 --> 00:23:55.660 other allusions 00:23:55.660 --> 00:23:56.360 to it as well. 00:23:56.460 --> 00:23:57.700 Look again at verse 28. 00:23:58.480 --> 00:23:59.680 Now about eight days 00:23:59.680 --> 00:24:00.960 after these sayings, 00:24:01.019 --> 00:24:01.820 he took with him 00:24:01.820 --> 00:24:02.779 Peter and John 00:24:02.779 --> 00:24:03.340 and James 00:24:03.340 --> 00:24:04.200 and went up 00:24:04.200 --> 00:24:05.000 on the mountain 00:24:05.000 --> 00:24:05.820 to pray. 00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:08.259 Does some of that 00:24:08.259 --> 00:24:09.120 sound a little odd 00:24:09.120 --> 00:24:09.440 to you? 00:24:10.420 --> 00:24:11.160 Does this strike you 00:24:11.160 --> 00:24:11.820 as a little odd 00:24:11.820 --> 00:24:12.640 that Luke says 00:24:12.640 --> 00:24:14.100 about eight days? 00:24:15.180 --> 00:24:15.840 Eight is such 00:24:15.840 --> 00:24:16.880 a specific number. 00:24:17.759 --> 00:24:18.200 It's not, 00:24:18.420 --> 00:24:19.080 you don't usually 00:24:19.080 --> 00:24:19.920 round up to eight, 00:24:20.140 --> 00:24:20.500 right? 00:24:22.360 --> 00:24:23.140 There's a reason 00:24:23.140 --> 00:24:23.500 for that. 00:24:23.540 --> 00:24:24.300 If you compare it, 00:24:24.340 --> 00:24:24.800 this becomes 00:24:24.799 --> 00:24:25.519 all the more striking 00:24:25.519 --> 00:24:26.079 when you compare 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:27.159 to the parallel accounts 00:24:27.159 --> 00:24:28.079 in Matthew and Mark. 00:24:28.899 --> 00:24:29.779 Matthew 17, 00:24:29.919 --> 00:24:30.399 one says, 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:31.759 after six days, 00:24:32.379 --> 00:24:33.359 Jesus took with him 00:24:33.359 --> 00:24:34.200 Peter and James 00:24:34.200 --> 00:24:34.740 and John, 00:24:34.799 --> 00:24:35.159 his brother, 00:24:35.240 --> 00:24:35.919 and led them up 00:24:35.919 --> 00:24:36.819 a high mountain 00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.579 by themselves. 00:24:38.599 --> 00:24:39.319 Mark 9, 00:24:39.399 --> 00:24:39.599 two, 00:24:39.720 --> 00:24:41.399 after six days, 00:24:41.919 --> 00:24:43.399 Jesus took with him 00:24:43.399 --> 00:24:44.200 Peter and James 00:24:44.200 --> 00:24:44.599 and John 00:24:44.599 --> 00:24:45.319 and led them up 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:45.919 a high mountain 00:24:45.919 --> 00:24:46.619 by themselves 00:24:46.619 --> 00:24:48.319 and he was transfigured 00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:49.139 before them. 00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:51.079 Luke alone says, 00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:52.480 he rounds up, 00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:54.180 he gives an approximate figure 00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:55.200 even though he knows 00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:57.940 about eight days. 00:24:59.320 --> 00:24:59.920 Why? 00:25:01.220 --> 00:25:02.160 Because according 00:25:02.160 --> 00:25:03.980 to Leviticus 23, 00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:04.799 36, 00:25:05.299 --> 00:25:06.440 the Feast of Tabernacle 00:25:06.440 --> 00:25:07.539 is supposed to be celebrated 00:25:07.539 --> 00:25:08.480 for eight days. 00:25:09.860 --> 00:25:11.380 On the eighth day, 00:25:11.820 --> 00:25:12.620 you shall hold 00:25:12.620 --> 00:25:13.920 a holy convocation 00:25:13.920 --> 00:25:15.759 and present the food offering 00:25:15.759 --> 00:25:16.320 to the Lord. 00:25:16.580 --> 00:25:17.980 It is a solemn assembly. 00:25:18.180 --> 00:25:19.299 You shall not do 00:25:19.299 --> 00:25:20.740 any ordinary work. 00:25:20.740 --> 00:25:23.059 And when it says 00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:23.740 in verse 29 00:25:23.740 --> 00:25:25.059 that Jesus' appearance 00:25:25.059 --> 00:25:26.160 was altered 00:25:26.160 --> 00:25:27.400 or transfigured, 00:25:27.779 --> 00:25:28.680 that word appearance 00:25:28.680 --> 00:25:29.519 is the same word 00:25:29.519 --> 00:25:31.480 that God used 00:25:31.480 --> 00:25:32.039 when he was giving 00:25:32.039 --> 00:25:33.099 instructions to Moses 00:25:33.099 --> 00:25:33.720 for the building 00:25:33.720 --> 00:25:34.319 of the temple. 00:25:34.839 --> 00:25:35.700 He told him, 00:25:35.700 --> 00:25:36.839 then you shall erect 00:25:36.839 --> 00:25:37.839 the tabernacle 00:25:37.839 --> 00:25:39.779 according to the plan, 00:25:39.940 --> 00:25:40.480 the same word, 00:25:40.519 --> 00:25:41.180 the appearance, 00:25:41.539 --> 00:25:42.680 for it that you were shown 00:25:42.680 --> 00:25:43.539 on the mountain. 00:25:44.579 --> 00:25:45.640 And given all these 00:25:45.640 --> 00:25:46.640 tabernacle connections, 00:25:46.759 --> 00:25:47.740 it's not surprising 00:25:47.740 --> 00:25:48.579 then what happens 00:25:48.579 --> 00:25:50.299 after this in verse 34. 00:25:50.899 --> 00:25:52.019 As he was saying 00:25:52.019 --> 00:25:52.519 these things, 00:25:52.579 --> 00:25:53.460 a cloud came 00:25:53.460 --> 00:25:54.759 and overshadowed them 00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:56.179 and they were afraid 00:25:56.179 --> 00:25:57.379 as they entered the cloud. 00:25:57.599 --> 00:25:58.699 In much the same way 00:25:58.699 --> 00:26:00.220 in Exodus chapter 40 00:26:00.220 --> 00:26:01.599 verses 34 to 35, 00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:03.019 after the completion 00:26:03.019 --> 00:26:03.879 of the tabernacle, 00:26:03.980 --> 00:26:04.960 the cloud covered 00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:05.859 the tent of meeting 00:26:05.859 --> 00:26:07.460 and the glory of the Lord 00:26:07.460 --> 00:26:08.679 filled the tabernacle 00:26:08.679 --> 00:26:10.179 and Moses was not able 00:26:10.179 --> 00:26:11.179 to enter the tent of meeting 00:26:11.179 --> 00:26:12.720 because the cloud settled, 00:26:13.179 --> 00:26:13.859 same word, 00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:15.699 or overshadowed it. 00:26:15.700 --> 00:26:17.779 And the glory of the Lord 00:26:17.779 --> 00:26:19.799 filled the tabernacle. 00:26:21.940 --> 00:26:24.160 The cloud that overshadowed 00:26:24.160 --> 00:26:25.000 the tabernacle 00:26:25.000 --> 00:26:26.680 overshadowed Mary 00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:27.819 in Luke 135 00:26:27.819 --> 00:26:29.620 so that she conceived Jesus 00:26:29.620 --> 00:26:30.500 by the Holy Spirit 00:26:30.500 --> 00:26:32.259 and now that same cloud 00:26:32.259 --> 00:26:33.900 overshadows Jesus 00:26:33.900 --> 00:26:35.100 and his apostles. 00:26:36.440 --> 00:26:38.420 And why is Luke 00:26:38.420 --> 00:26:40.120 so concerned about getting 00:26:40.120 --> 00:26:42.640 this tabernacle reference across? 00:26:42.640 --> 00:26:46.280 Because the cloud of God's presence 00:26:46.280 --> 00:26:48.100 surrounds them here 00:26:48.100 --> 00:26:51.580 without the tabernacle, 00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:54.580 without the tent 00:26:54.580 --> 00:26:56.480 that Peter offered to build. 00:26:57.220 --> 00:26:58.560 Because the tabernacle 00:26:58.560 --> 00:26:59.560 is unnecessary. 00:27:00.080 --> 00:27:00.840 Because the temple 00:27:00.840 --> 00:27:02.060 is unnecessary. 00:27:02.500 --> 00:27:04.160 Because Jesus is 00:27:04.160 --> 00:27:05.980 the new tabernacle. 00:27:05.980 --> 00:27:09.480 For in him 00:27:09.480 --> 00:27:10.779 the whole fullness 00:27:10.779 --> 00:27:13.240 of deity dwells bodily. 00:27:13.860 --> 00:27:15.059 And that's why it says 00:27:15.059 --> 00:27:16.299 of Jesus' incarnation 00:27:16.299 --> 00:27:17.880 in John 1.14, 00:27:18.039 --> 00:27:19.640 And the Word became flesh 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:22.000 and dwelt among us. 00:27:22.099 --> 00:27:22.420 Literally, 00:27:22.579 --> 00:27:25.039 he tabernacled among us. 00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:26.900 And we have seen his glory. 00:27:27.259 --> 00:27:28.880 Glory as of the only Son 00:27:28.880 --> 00:27:29.579 from the Father, 00:27:29.920 --> 00:27:31.079 full of grace 00:27:31.079 --> 00:27:32.400 and truth. 00:27:32.400 --> 00:27:34.980 Jesus has come. 00:27:35.080 --> 00:27:36.500 He is God in the flesh. 00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:38.820 That's why he has this glory. 00:27:39.420 --> 00:27:40.700 He's transfigured before them 00:27:40.700 --> 00:27:42.480 revealing his true identity. 00:27:43.040 --> 00:27:43.960 And all those 00:27:43.960 --> 00:27:44.980 who are in Jesus 00:27:44.980 --> 00:27:45.820 through faith 00:27:45.820 --> 00:27:46.660 are now 00:27:46.660 --> 00:27:48.040 also dwelling places 00:27:48.040 --> 00:27:49.660 of the Spirit of God. 00:27:50.440 --> 00:27:51.400 And that's the privilege 00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:53.040 that Jesus makes available to us 00:27:53.040 --> 00:27:53.860 through his death 00:27:53.860 --> 00:27:55.400 on the cross for our sins. 00:27:55.400 --> 00:27:57.160 And by being raised 00:27:57.160 --> 00:27:59.160 victoriously from the dead. 00:28:02.400 --> 00:28:04.080 In the Old Testament, 00:28:04.540 --> 00:28:06.000 only Moses, 00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:07.540 the priests, 00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:08.560 and the Levites 00:28:08.560 --> 00:28:09.440 were allowed to enter 00:28:09.440 --> 00:28:10.280 the tenth of meeting, 00:28:10.400 --> 00:28:11.019 the tabernacle. 00:28:13.840 --> 00:28:15.700 God gave strict instructions 00:28:15.700 --> 00:28:18.440 lest they die. 00:28:18.780 --> 00:28:19.200 For example, 00:28:19.300 --> 00:28:20.120 in Numbers 18, 00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:21.140 21-22. 00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:22.820 Even Aaron, 00:28:22.900 --> 00:28:23.680 the high priest, 00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:24.400 had to go through 00:28:24.400 --> 00:28:25.100 ritual cleansing 00:28:25.100 --> 00:28:26.240 before he could enter 00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:27.240 the tabernacle 00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:28.080 to make offering 00:28:28.080 --> 00:28:29.120 for people. 00:28:29.119 --> 00:28:31.559 And all those provisions 00:28:31.559 --> 00:28:32.839 were given in the Old Testament 00:28:32.839 --> 00:28:33.719 to preserve 00:28:33.719 --> 00:28:35.359 and convey 00:28:35.359 --> 00:28:36.979 the holiness of God 00:28:36.979 --> 00:28:37.659 as someone who 00:28:37.659 --> 00:28:38.799 is separate from us. 00:28:40.039 --> 00:28:41.699 Because God has no part 00:28:41.699 --> 00:28:43.159 in sin whatsoever. 00:28:43.319 --> 00:28:44.479 Because God is of 00:28:44.479 --> 00:28:45.259 purer eyes 00:28:45.259 --> 00:28:46.599 than to see evil. 00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:48.019 Even to see evil. 00:28:48.959 --> 00:28:49.959 So it's right that 00:28:49.959 --> 00:28:50.959 Peter and John 00:28:50.959 --> 00:28:51.419 and James 00:28:51.419 --> 00:28:52.519 are here afraid 00:28:52.519 --> 00:28:53.899 as they enter 00:28:53.899 --> 00:28:54.579 the cloud. 00:28:55.019 --> 00:28:55.959 They deserve to be 00:28:55.959 --> 00:28:56.819 struck dead 00:28:56.819 --> 00:28:58.039 right there 00:28:58.039 --> 00:28:58.879 and then. 00:28:59.119 --> 00:29:00.039 in the presence 00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:01.019 of the Holy God. 00:29:01.139 --> 00:29:02.039 That's what we 00:29:02.039 --> 00:29:02.839 deserve. 00:29:04.819 --> 00:29:06.019 We have no business 00:29:06.019 --> 00:29:06.779 trying to enter 00:29:06.779 --> 00:29:07.779 into God's presence 00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:09.539 for as Romans 3-23 00:29:09.539 --> 00:29:09.859 says, 00:29:09.959 --> 00:29:10.979 all have sinned 00:29:10.979 --> 00:29:12.039 and fall short 00:29:12.039 --> 00:29:12.979 of the glory of God. 00:29:13.159 --> 00:29:14.099 We are not worthy 00:29:14.099 --> 00:29:15.239 of the glory of God. 00:29:15.599 --> 00:29:16.259 We have fallen 00:29:16.259 --> 00:29:17.199 short of it. 00:29:19.199 --> 00:29:20.159 But nonetheless, 00:29:20.899 --> 00:29:22.019 God tabernacled 00:29:22.019 --> 00:29:22.779 among us. 00:29:23.819 --> 00:29:24.399 And Jesus 00:29:24.399 --> 00:29:25.899 paid the death penalty 00:29:25.899 --> 00:29:27.139 that was necessary 00:29:27.139 --> 00:29:28.339 by dying on the cross 00:29:28.339 --> 00:29:29.519 for our sins 00:29:29.519 --> 00:29:30.419 so that we might 00:29:30.419 --> 00:29:31.099 not perish 00:29:31.099 --> 00:29:31.919 but instead 00:29:31.919 --> 00:29:33.199 live forever 00:29:33.199 --> 00:29:34.079 in that resurrection 00:29:34.079 --> 00:29:34.919 life. 00:29:35.579 --> 00:29:36.579 Forever with God. 00:29:38.099 --> 00:29:39.079 And it's this 00:29:39.079 --> 00:29:40.379 resurrection of Jesus 00:29:40.379 --> 00:29:42.139 that serves as proof 00:29:42.139 --> 00:29:43.399 that Jesus' sacrifice 00:29:43.399 --> 00:29:44.099 on the cross 00:29:44.099 --> 00:29:45.079 was accepted 00:29:45.079 --> 00:29:45.839 by His Father. 00:29:48.539 --> 00:29:49.839 But Jesus doesn't 00:29:49.839 --> 00:29:50.720 work this wonderful 00:29:50.720 --> 00:29:52.000 salvation for everyone. 00:29:52.000 --> 00:29:54.960 only for those 00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:55.539 who repent 00:29:55.539 --> 00:29:56.240 of their sins 00:29:56.240 --> 00:29:57.319 and entrust 00:29:57.319 --> 00:29:58.279 their entire lives 00:29:58.279 --> 00:29:58.640 to Him. 00:29:59.539 --> 00:30:00.380 That brings me 00:30:00.380 --> 00:30:01.240 to my third point. 00:30:02.500 --> 00:30:03.519 Listen to Jesus. 00:30:04.099 --> 00:30:04.740 It says in verses 00:30:04.740 --> 00:30:06.240 35-36, 00:30:06.640 --> 00:30:07.660 And a voice came 00:30:07.660 --> 00:30:08.339 out of the clouds 00:30:08.339 --> 00:30:08.680 saying, 00:30:08.859 --> 00:30:10.359 This is my Son, 00:30:10.920 --> 00:30:12.059 my chosen one. 00:30:12.539 --> 00:30:13.640 Listen to Him. 00:30:14.019 --> 00:30:15.019 And when the voice 00:30:15.019 --> 00:30:15.579 had spoken, 00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:16.619 Jesus was found 00:30:16.619 --> 00:30:17.200 alone. 00:30:17.819 --> 00:30:19.019 And they kept silent 00:30:19.019 --> 00:30:19.779 and told no one 00:30:19.779 --> 00:30:20.380 in those days 00:30:20.380 --> 00:30:21.200 anything of what 00:30:21.200 --> 00:30:22.020 they had seen. 00:30:23.980 --> 00:30:24.960 Just as He did 00:30:24.960 --> 00:30:25.500 at the baptism 00:30:25.500 --> 00:30:25.940 of Jesus, 00:30:26.100 --> 00:30:26.780 God the Father 00:30:26.780 --> 00:30:28.300 announces His 00:30:28.300 --> 00:30:29.520 endorsement of Jesus 00:30:29.520 --> 00:30:30.760 and declares 00:30:30.760 --> 00:30:31.380 His identity. 00:30:32.020 --> 00:30:32.920 That Jesus is not 00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:33.800 merely another 00:30:33.800 --> 00:30:34.520 Elijah. 00:30:34.920 --> 00:30:35.780 He's not merely 00:30:35.780 --> 00:30:36.660 another Moses 00:30:36.660 --> 00:30:37.940 but He's the Christ 00:30:37.940 --> 00:30:38.420 of God, 00:30:38.580 --> 00:30:40.000 the Messianic King, 00:30:40.320 --> 00:30:41.480 the Divine Son 00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:42.040 of God 00:30:42.040 --> 00:30:43.440 and that we ought 00:30:43.440 --> 00:30:44.740 to listen to Him. 00:30:45.980 --> 00:30:46.520 And listen 00:30:46.520 --> 00:30:47.400 conveys both 00:30:47.400 --> 00:30:47.880 in the same 00:30:47.880 --> 00:30:48.460 as in the English, 00:30:48.720 --> 00:30:49.360 both the sense 00:30:49.360 --> 00:30:49.780 of hearing 00:30:49.779 --> 00:30:50.680 and the sense 00:30:50.680 --> 00:30:51.220 of obedience. 00:30:52.720 --> 00:30:53.740 Listen to Him. 00:30:58.539 --> 00:30:59.480 We don't want 00:30:59.480 --> 00:31:00.079 anyone, 00:31:00.399 --> 00:31:01.940 any one of you 00:31:01.940 --> 00:31:03.019 to come ever 00:31:03.019 --> 00:31:04.440 to this worship service 00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:06.119 wanting to hear 00:31:06.119 --> 00:31:07.779 Sean or Matt 00:31:07.779 --> 00:31:08.759 or what Ray 00:31:08.759 --> 00:31:09.440 has to say. 00:31:13.559 --> 00:31:14.420 You need not 00:31:14.420 --> 00:31:15.220 pay any heed 00:31:15.220 --> 00:31:15.879 to my personal 00:31:15.879 --> 00:31:16.339 opinions. 00:31:16.339 --> 00:31:19.279 but you should 00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:20.379 pay every heed 00:31:20.379 --> 00:31:21.599 to what God 00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:22.359 has to say 00:31:22.359 --> 00:31:23.039 from His Word. 00:31:26.539 --> 00:31:27.259 That's why 00:31:27.259 --> 00:31:27.859 I deliberately 00:31:27.859 --> 00:31:28.539 point you to 00:31:28.539 --> 00:31:29.039 the text 00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:30.220 over and over again 00:31:30.220 --> 00:31:30.939 because I want 00:31:30.939 --> 00:31:31.899 to show you 00:31:31.899 --> 00:31:32.899 that what I am 00:31:32.899 --> 00:31:33.799 saying is 00:31:33.799 --> 00:31:35.359 there in the book 00:31:35.359 --> 00:31:36.319 and not here 00:31:36.319 --> 00:31:37.220 in my own head. 00:31:37.220 --> 00:31:41.620 in the context 00:31:41.620 --> 00:31:42.660 of our passage 00:31:42.660 --> 00:31:48.819 especially 00:31:48.819 --> 00:31:50.039 listening to Jesus 00:31:50.039 --> 00:31:51.660 means listening 00:31:51.660 --> 00:31:53.000 to what Jesus 00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:54.019 said earlier 00:31:54.019 --> 00:31:54.460 in verses 00:31:54.460 --> 00:31:56.240 23 to 26. 00:31:57.380 --> 00:31:58.319 Follow up there 00:31:58.319 --> 00:31:58.720 with me. 00:31:58.860 --> 00:32:00.100 Verses 23 to 26. 00:32:00.099 --> 00:32:01.719 If anyone 00:32:01.719 --> 00:32:02.480 would come 00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:03.000 after me 00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:04.219 let him deny 00:32:04.219 --> 00:32:04.659 himself 00:32:04.659 --> 00:32:05.319 and take up 00:32:05.319 --> 00:32:05.939 his cross 00:32:05.939 --> 00:32:06.899 daily and follow 00:32:06.899 --> 00:32:07.159 me. 00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:08.019 For whoever 00:32:08.019 --> 00:32:08.740 would save 00:32:08.740 --> 00:32:09.259 his life 00:32:09.259 --> 00:32:09.959 will lose it 00:32:09.959 --> 00:32:10.519 but whoever 00:32:10.519 --> 00:32:11.500 loses his life 00:32:11.500 --> 00:32:12.119 for my sake 00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:12.919 will save it. 00:32:13.159 --> 00:32:13.500 For what 00:32:13.500 --> 00:32:14.279 does it profit 00:32:14.279 --> 00:32:14.659 a man 00:32:14.659 --> 00:32:15.339 if he gains 00:32:15.339 --> 00:32:16.059 the whole world 00:32:16.059 --> 00:32:16.839 and loses 00:32:16.839 --> 00:32:17.539 or forfeits 00:32:17.539 --> 00:32:18.000 himself? 00:32:18.379 --> 00:32:18.819 For whoever 00:32:18.819 --> 00:32:19.459 is ashamed 00:32:19.459 --> 00:32:19.899 of me 00:32:19.899 --> 00:32:20.379 and of my 00:32:20.379 --> 00:32:20.779 words 00:32:20.779 --> 00:32:21.439 of him 00:32:21.439 --> 00:32:21.799 will the 00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:22.339 Son of Man 00:32:22.339 --> 00:32:23.039 be ashamed 00:32:23.039 --> 00:32:23.980 when he comes 00:32:23.980 --> 00:32:24.859 in his glory 00:32:24.859 --> 00:32:25.419 and the glory 00:32:25.419 --> 00:32:26.119 of the Father 00:32:26.119 --> 00:32:27.079 and of the 00:32:27.079 --> 00:32:27.919 holy angels. 00:32:29.039 --> 00:32:29.519 Following 00:32:29.519 --> 00:32:30.079 Jesus 00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:30.740 listening to 00:32:30.740 --> 00:32:31.000 him 00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:31.779 requires 00:32:31.779 --> 00:32:32.319 total 00:32:32.319 --> 00:32:32.859 submission. 00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:33.839 It requires 00:32:33.839 --> 00:32:34.500 absolute 00:32:34.500 --> 00:32:35.059 surrender 00:32:35.059 --> 00:32:35.879 because you 00:32:35.879 --> 00:32:36.339 can only 00:32:36.339 --> 00:32:37.299 serve one 00:32:37.299 --> 00:32:37.859 master. 00:32:39.019 --> 00:32:39.480 You cannot 00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:40.579 say yes 00:32:40.579 --> 00:32:41.139 to your 00:32:41.139 --> 00:32:41.839 selfish 00:32:41.839 --> 00:32:42.500 sinful 00:32:42.500 --> 00:32:43.039 desires 00:32:43.039 --> 00:32:43.579 and say 00:32:43.579 --> 00:32:44.059 yes 00:32:44.059 --> 00:32:44.879 to Jesus 00:32:44.879 --> 00:32:45.319 at the 00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:45.579 same 00:32:45.579 --> 00:32:46.039 time. 00:32:46.900 --> 00:32:47.859 You cannot 00:32:47.859 --> 00:32:48.779 say yes 00:32:48.779 --> 00:32:49.180 to the 00:32:49.180 --> 00:32:49.960 sinful world 00:32:49.960 --> 00:32:50.480 and say 00:32:50.480 --> 00:32:51.059 yes to 00:32:51.059 --> 00:32:51.500 Jesus 00:32:51.500 --> 00:32:52.180 at the 00:32:52.180 --> 00:32:52.559 same 00:32:52.559 --> 00:32:53.139 time. 00:32:54.299 --> 00:32:54.519 Saying 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:54.839 yes 00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:55.460 to Jesus 00:32:55.460 --> 00:32:55.879 means 00:32:55.879 --> 00:32:56.259 saying 00:32:56.259 --> 00:32:56.599 yes 00:32:56.599 --> 00:32:57.259 to him 00:32:57.259 --> 00:32:58.180 alone 00:32:58.180 --> 00:32:58.839 in 00:32:58.839 --> 00:32:59.419 every 00:32:59.419 --> 00:33:00.220 aspect 00:33:00.220 --> 00:33:00.980 of your 00:33:00.980 --> 00:33:01.399 life 00:33:01.399 --> 00:33:03.619 so that 00:33:03.619 --> 00:33:03.980 it's no 00:33:03.980 --> 00:33:04.299 longer 00:33:04.299 --> 00:33:04.759 you 00:33:04.759 --> 00:33:05.039 who 00:33:05.039 --> 00:33:05.399 live 00:33:05.399 --> 00:33:05.619 but 00:33:05.619 --> 00:33:05.919 it is 00:33:05.919 --> 00:33:06.399 Christ 00:33:06.399 --> 00:33:06.639 who 00:33:06.639 --> 00:33:06.939 lives 00:33:06.939 --> 00:33:07.119 in 00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:07.459 you 00:33:07.459 --> 00:33:08.379 Jesus 00:33:08.379 --> 00:33:09.759 only. 00:33:11.980 --> 00:33:12.119 Verse 00:33:12.119 --> 00:33:12.699 36 00:33:12.699 --> 00:33:13.039 says that 00:33:13.039 --> 00:33:13.299 when the 00:33:13.299 --> 00:33:13.559 voice 00:33:13.559 --> 00:33:14.220 had spoken 00:33:14.220 --> 00:33:14.959 Jesus 00:33:14.959 --> 00:33:15.859 was found 00:33:15.859 --> 00:33:16.779 alone. 00:33:17.899 --> 00:33:18.599 In the 00:33:18.599 --> 00:33:18.799 Greek 00:33:18.799 --> 00:33:19.279 the sentence 00:33:19.279 --> 00:33:19.740 structure 00:33:19.740 --> 00:33:20.939 is much 00:33:20.939 --> 00:33:21.159 more 00:33:21.159 --> 00:33:21.799 emphatic. 00:33:22.319 --> 00:33:22.539 It says 00:33:22.539 --> 00:33:23.039 when the 00:33:23.039 --> 00:33:23.359 voice 00:33:23.359 --> 00:33:24.039 had spoken 00:33:24.039 --> 00:33:25.059 was found 00:33:25.059 --> 00:33:25.799 Jesus 00:33:25.799 --> 00:33:26.799 only. 00:33:29.379 --> 00:33:30.220 This is 00:33:30.220 --> 00:33:30.679 profound. 00:33:31.039 --> 00:33:31.399 Peter 00:33:31.399 --> 00:33:32.000 wanted 00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:32.319 this 00:33:32.319 --> 00:33:32.899 transcendent 00:33:32.899 --> 00:33:33.619 experience 00:33:33.619 --> 00:33:34.319 on the 00:33:34.319 --> 00:33:34.679 mountain 00:33:34.679 --> 00:33:35.339 to last 00:33:35.339 --> 00:33:35.859 a while. 00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:36.700 He 00:33:36.700 --> 00:33:36.919 wanted 00:33:36.919 --> 00:33:37.379 to pitch 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