This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!

 Matthew 17:1-13

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”

When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?” Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.

Why?

Jesus let his three disciples, Peter, Jame, and John, the most closer disciple up a high mountain, let them see the vision of Jesus talking with Elijah and Moses.

Jesus has crossed the time, for Elijah and Moses are in different time scales, but Jesus may talk with them.

And under the cloud the sound they heard "This is my son, whom I love; with him, I am well pleased. Listen to him!" This is one more time approved Jesus is the son of the Lord.

All the prophets said about Messiah were come truth.

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16:21-17:8  跟隨的意義： 受苦的基督。做門徒的意義。基督的身份： 榮耀的基督。

v1-8:耶穌的身份 -  榮耀的基督。

耶穌只帶三個門徒，他們有特別經歷、教導、使命。見到他榮耀的形象。摩西、以利亞在耶穌兩旁，表示耶穌才是中心。摩西是律法的代表，以利亞是先知的代表。這三個有此特殊的經歷當然更要聽他。這次比上次耶穌受洗，多一句「你們要聽他」。我們除了經歷神權能後，更要聽神的話。不是要求耶穌做什麼?在這榮耀中是美好的，所以彼得希望永遠住下來。雲彩把光遮蔽了，異象的後面帶出神的使命。不要沉迷於氣氛中。讓我們享受這些敬拜的美好氣氛中，不要忘記神交待的使命。我們願意離開舒適圈嗎？

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How?
Jesus is the Lord, Jesus is the Son of the Lord, so listen to him! This it the order of the Lord and the fountain of blessing!