Getting A Glimpse Of The Glory Of God 

Matthew 17:1-3 (NASB)

¹  Six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

²  And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.

³  And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

1. Are You Ready To See The Glory Of God?

Matthew 17:1-3 (NASB)

¹  Six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

²  And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.

³  And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

Luke 9:28-29 (NASB)

²⁸  Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

²⁹  And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.

Luke 9:30-31 (NASB)

³⁰  And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,

³¹  who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

Exodus 34:29-35 (NASB)

²⁹  It came about when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the testimony were in Moses' hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with Him.

³⁰  So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.

³¹  Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers in the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them.

³²  Afterward all the sons of Israel came near, and he commanded them to do everything that the LORD had spoken to him on Mount Sinai.

³³  When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

³⁴  But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would take off the veil until he came out; and whenever he came out and spoke to the sons of Israel what he had been commanded,

³⁵  the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone. So Moses would replace the veil over his face until he went in to speak with Him.

2. Seeing But Misunderstanding God’s Glory

Matthew 17:4-8 (NASB)

⁴  Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

⁵  While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!"

⁶  When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

⁷  And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."

⁸  And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

Matthew 3:17 (NASB)

¹⁷  and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

3. Responding Rightly To The Glory Of God

Matthew 17:9-13 (NASB)

⁹  As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."

¹⁰  And His disciples asked Him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

¹¹  And He answered and said, "Elijah is coming and will restore all things;

¹²  but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

¹³  Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

2 Peter 1:16-18 (NASB)

¹⁶  For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

¹⁷  For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, "This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased"—

¹⁸  and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.