In Matthew 17, an amazing thing happens. Centuries ago four men head up to a high mountain where they came upon a situation that brought about wonder, deep reverence, and distress. While three of them were among themselves, the fourth one transformed into a being of a glorified appearance. Specifically, the man’s face emitted an intense shine like the sun. The man’s clothing became white as light. That man was Jesus the Messiah, the son of the Most High God.
Thereafter, two additional men who were once dead from thousands of years ago appeared with Jesus. To speak with Him, those men were Moses and Elijah. The two men that were speaking with Jesus as He was transformed into His glorified state. Who had his attention while a bright cloud appeared among them.
It was a cloud that appeared also among Jesus’ apostles as they were concerned about shelter and safety on the mountain where the encounter occurred. It was a cloud from which the Voice of YHWH spoke. The voice with a message to the negligent and reckless, “Listen to Him.” As the living God gave His reason; He was and is well-pleased with Jesus. By infinite wisdom and grace, it was a message to listen. A message from the living God about the man whose face shone like the sun. Listen to Him.
