Unambiguous Glory – Matthew 17:1-8

Having considered this monolithic milestone in Matthew’s gospel from the contextual perspectives of the disciple's reaction and the ministry arc of Christ, we turn our attention to bigger picture realities heralded in the transfiguration of Jesus. This reference point in the grand unfolding of history’s theme is saturated with redemptive, prophetic, supernatural, didactic, theological, biographical, judicial, eschatological, covenantal, missional, and devotional significance! Here the hand of revelation peels back the cloak of humanity obscuring the total nature of Christ. The divine nature of Jesus contained like coiled springs encased in wax begins to burst forth under the noonday sun of divine decree. This is the unambiguous glory now displayed for all to see in scripture even as Peter, James, and John beheld it in person. No wonder why the birth of this man compelled the multitudes of heavenly hosts to exclaim: “Glory to God in the highest!”.