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But King Solomon declared the pursuit of such glory is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:2, “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”

3. And the Apostle Paul warned against such fleshly pursuits in his letter to the church at Galatia.

Galatians 5:26, Let us not be desirous of vain glory (KJV)

4. Yet, God wants us to know about true glory, His glory as revealed through His Son, Jesus Christ.
5. Tonight, we will see the glory of Jesus revealed in a way that it gives us a glimpse into His person, work, and kingdom.
6. We will also discover how God wants to change our lives through Jesus so that we may share His glory forever.

1. Jesus traveled with His disciples about 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee to Caesarea Philippi after He fed the 4,000 and healed many Gentiles in a region called the Decapolis.
2. There, Jesus asked His disciples the one question that everyone must answer, “But who do you say that I am?” (15)
3. Peter declared, “You the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (16)
4. Jesus commended Peter for his answer and declared that upon Peter’s confession He would build His church. (17-19)
5. Then Jesus showed His disciples that He, the Son of Man, would “suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.” (21)
6. Peter didn’t approve of what Jesus said so he rebuked Jesus and said, “God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You.” (22)
7. Jesus did not entertain Peter’s words for a moment. In fact, as soon as the words left Peter’s mouth, Jesus turned His back to Peter, and rebuked him with the strongest possible rebuke, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.” (23)
8. Then Jesus called His disciples to Himself and shared what it means to be His disciple, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” (24)
9. Jesus concluded by promising, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” (28)

What did Jesus mean by this promise in verse 28? It can be summed up with one word, “Transfiguration”!

I. The Transfiguration is Jesus’ Glory Unveiled

• According to Matthew 17:1, Peter, James, and John only had to wait six days for the fulfillment of Jesus’ words from Matthew 16:28.
• Remember, that to the north of Caesarea Philippi, is the majestic Mount Hermon, with a peak over 9,000 feet. Likely, Jesus took the three disciples there.
• According to verse 2, Jesus “was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.”
• This transfiguration revealed important truths about Jesus’ person, work, and kingdom.

A. The glory of His person
1. Our English word metamorphosis comes from the word translated transfigured.
2. A metamorphosis is a change on the outside which starts on the inside.

It’s important to note that when Jesus was transfigured, He was not merely reflecting God’s glory externally.
Rather, He was radiating His glory from within, meaning, the visible change on the outside came from within as Jesus allowed His divine nature to shine.

Hebrews 1:3, And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature

Jesus has two natures. He is fully God and fully man.
The joining of His two natures is called the hypostatic union. The relationship between His two natures is best seen in Philippians 2:5-7.

Philippians 2:5-7, Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.

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