SRITUAL DIARY FOR 10/20/2022 10:34 AM
My Worship Time Focus: PT-2 “The
Testimony of the Saints”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Matthew
17:3-4
Message of the verses: “3 And behold,
Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 And Peter answered and
said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will
make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for
Elijah.’”
Let us begin by looking at Luke 9:33 which speaks of
when Moses and Elijah were parting from Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master,
it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You,
and one for Moses, and one for Elijah” — not realizing what he was saying.”
Here
is the part of the story that gets interesting to me as there are some who say that
at this time of the year, in the month that they were in was the time of the “Feasts
of Booths.” This feast happened to show
the children of Israel “camping” in the wilderness and was celebrated each year
to remember this. This feast which is
also called “Tabernacles” will be celebrated in the Millennial Kingdom. If you want more information about this look
at the following website
https://israelmyglory.org/article/tabernacles-in-the-millennium/
When
we read that Peter was not realizing what he was saying,” we can see that Peter completely failed to
comprehend the significance of Jesus’ glory or of Moses’ and Elijah’s
testimony. I think that it would be fair
to say that Peter would have been fine with just staying on the mountain top,
something that all of us like to do when things are going well in our walk with
the Lord, but like Peter we all have to come down. The reason that this took place was to show those
who were with Jesus that He had to die for the sins of the world before this
mountain top experience would take place, which happens in the Millennial
Kingdom. If Jesus did not die for the
sins of the world then there would not be a Millennial Kingdom. Suffering had to take place for this to
happen.
I
want to close this SD with a paragraph that actually speaks of what I have
written about earlier, but I will let MacArthur address this subject. “New Testament chronologists have determined
that the Jewish month in which the transfiguration took place was Tishri
(October), the sixth month before Passover and therefore six months before
Jesus’ crucifixion. During this month
the Jews celebrated the feast of Tabernacles, or Booths, and it is possible
that at this very time the feast was being observed in Jerusalem. During a period of seven days the people
lived in small shelters, or booths, made of boughs, symbolizing the temporary
dwelling of their forefathers in the wilderness. It as a memorial to God’s preserving His
chosen and redeemed people (Lev. 12:33-44).
I
want to continue this quotation in our next SD, Lord willing.
10/20/2022 11:10 AM
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