Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on a high mountain, so says Mark 9:2-8.  There Jesus was transfigured before them, His clothing becoming so radiant and white that no earthly launderer could match.  As the three apostles watched, Elijah and Moses appeared with Jesus and the three were talking together.  Peter, bless his heart, didn't know what to say (and of course he had to say SOMETHING), so he said the first thing that came to mind. "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah" (Mark 9:5).  All of a sudden, they heard a voice from heaven, This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!" (Mark 9:7).  When they looked around, Moses and Elijah had vanished and only Jesus stood before them.

Moses was the great law-giver.  Elijah was the great prophet.  These were possibly the two most respected men in the Jewish faith.  Several times in the New Testament, the "law and the prophets" are mentioned.  The law and the prophets were the body of Jewish Scripture.  Moses and Elijah represented these two sections of scripture.  But now, as Hebrews 1:2 says, God "in these last days has spoken to us in His Son."  The imagery is clear.  Peter, James, and John later would understand the Law and the Prophets were passing away as an authoritative body of law.  Now it was time to listen to the Son of God.

Now it is time to listen to Christ!

Nathan