The Voice of Heaven

Today we read 2 Samuel 6, 1 Chronicles 13, Psalm 68 & Matthew 17.

There have been few events in history that stack up higher than the Transfiguration.  It is a tough event to understand completely, but it is worth the time and effort.  Some things I notice each and every time:
1) Jesus met with Moses and Elijah.  Not only does that affirm the reality of the afterlife, but it also speaks of a greater fulfillment that Christ was carrying out.  Moses represents the Law.  Elijah represents the prophets.  'The law and the prophets' is a term that speaks of the entire Old Testament.  This is a powerful message that Jesus is the fulfillment of the laws and the prophecies of everything that came before Him.
2) I also recognize that Peter, James, and John recognized Moses and Elijah.  Have you ever thought about how they recognized them?  They did not have pictures of them.  They did not have paintings of them.  They did not have children's Bibles with drawings in them.  They simply knew who they were.  That tells me something about heaven.  Not only will I know my loved ones in heaven, there will be a much greater recognition of others in heaven as well; even those that I have never met.
3) I also recognize the message or the purpose.  What a great affirmation of what God was doing through Christ!  Christ heard all of God's history speak to Him and his inner circle witnessed the whole event.
4) The message they left with was the key point, however.   It is stated in Matthew 17.5- He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”  The key point: Listen to Him!  Not only do we need to hear Him, we need to heed His Words, obey His Words, and live by His Words.

It is a timeless and true message that we must live by.  All of heaven echoes it into our being.