Good morning,
This week we will study Mark 9.
The Book of Mark
Chapter 9
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. (Mark 9:7)
The Transfiguration (1-13)
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John on a high mountain, appearing with Elijah and Moses in radiant glory. His clothes become dazzling white, and Elijah and Moses appear, talking with Jesus. A cloud overshadows them, and a voice from the cloud says, “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!” (Mark 9:7). This event underscores Jesus’ divine nature and the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets, represented by Moses and Elijah.
While the specific name of the mountain is not mentioned in Mark 9, it is traditionally believed to be Mount Tabor or Mount Hermon. This is where Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John, revealing His divine glory.
As they descend the mountain, Jesus instructs the disciples to tell no one about the vision until after His resurrection. They question Him about the scribes’ teaching that Elijah must come first. Jesus explains that Elijah has indeed come, referring to John the Baptist, and that the Son of Man must suffer. (https://biblehub.com/chaptersummaries/mark/9.htm)
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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