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Renewing Your Mind

Moses and Elijah

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

4.84.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Why did Moses and Elijah suddenly appear when Jesus was transfigured in the presence of His closest disciples? Today, R.C. Sproul discusses how the law and the prophets bear witness to Christ's glory.

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0:00.0

I want you to understand that the light that the disciples see in Christ is not a reflection.

0:07.5

It is a light that is coming from inside of him, bursting through the shell of his body and of his garments as the glory of his

0:17.0

deity now explodes on the scene.

0:21.4

And when they see this, what's their reactions the same reaction all of us

0:25.8

would have they were terrified.

0:27.8

This week we've met people who encountered Jesus face to face during his earthly

0:38.8

ministry.

0:39.8

Most of these people had brief encounters with him recorded in the New Testament.

0:45.0

But we didn't consider the disciples.

0:47.8

Today we'll look at Peter, James and John,

0:50.8

not because they encounter Jesus, but because as they observe the transfiguration of Jesus,

0:57.0

two other unexpected people appear, Moses and Elijah.

1:02.0

Welcome to the Thursday edition of Renewing Her Mind.

1:05.0

Thanks for being with us today.

1:07.0

Don't forget that you can own this 13 message series yourself.

1:11.0

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1:14.6

your mind.org.

1:17.2

The transfiguration of Jesus must have been a site to behold, and although the appearance of Moses and Elijah would have been

1:24.8

unexpected for the disciples, their appearance wasn't for mere special effect.

1:29.6

It had great significance. Here's Dr Sproll to explain.

1:34.0

As we continue now with our study

1:40.0

of those people who came face to face with Jesus during his earthly ministry,

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