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<P><FONT size=4>The Transfiguration is an apt Preface to Lent and Jesus' journey
to Jerusalem, because what lies ahead is both a confrontation between the
non-violent justice of the Kingdom of God and the violent injustice of the Roman
Empire; as well as the non-violent way of the Beloved versus the hoped-for
victory by the Messiah. The crowds at Jerusalem will be cheering for "the one
who is bringing the Kingdom of our ancestor David." This is not the same as
welcoming God's Beloved.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>I wonder how much in our hearts, we are still cheering for Jesus
as the triumphant Victor?</FONT></P>
<P><A
href="http://www.holytextures.com/2010/01/luke-9-28-36-37-43-year-c-epiphany-last-transfiguration-sermon.html"><FONT
size=4>http://www.holytextures.com/2010/01/luke-9-28-36-37-43-year-c-epiphany-last-transfiguration-sermon.html</FONT></A></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>David Ewart</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>The appearance of Moses and Elijah alongside Jesus is a
powerful claim to spiritual continuity with the most sacred traditions of
ancient Israel. Interestingly, Luke does not follow Mark when he lists Elijah
first. This reverses their chronological sequence in the biblical narrative, and
flies in the face of later views of the relative significance of Moses and
Elijah. However, that may reflect the significance of Elijah as the expected
prophet of the End times. In general terms, their presence alongside Jesus
speaks to the claim that Jesus was fulfilling the Law and the Prophets.
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<DIV><A
href="http://wiki.faithfutures.org/index.php?title=Last_after_Epiphany_C"><FONT
size=4>http://wiki.faithfutures.org/index.php?title=Last_after_Epiphany_C</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now</FONT></DIV>
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Transfiguration Sunday is the <EM>kairos</EM> moment when Jesus’ revelation
moves into another mode altogether. The season of Epiphany has been about the
light going on, about revelation as we have moved from earthly places of stable
and river, weddings and fishing boats, to this mountain. The <EM>kairos</EM>
light is startling, beautiful, and sometimes enthralling, but on this mountain
it is revealed that Jesus’ mission will take him still farther, to the valley of
the shadow of death. The heavenly light breaks our darkness, but it also makes
the shadows grow longer. The switch is flipped and what we see is a world not at
all ready to accept good news for the poor and the year of the Lord’s favor.
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<DIV><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20070212JJ.shtml">http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20070212JJ.shtml</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><BR></FONT><FONT size=4>Dan Clendenin </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Some people ask, “Why do you think that John does not say
anything about the Transfiguration in his gospel?” It seems to me, the best
theory is this: In the Gospel of John, Jesus Christ is fully the Son of
God from the very first verse and then throughout the whole gospel. Jesus is
fully the Son of God. Jesus does not need to be transformed on the mountaintop
into the Presence of the Everlasting God because Jesus is fully God throughout
John’s whole gospel. Similarly, in the Gospel of John, the disciples do not
wrestle with doubt and confusion like they do in the first three gospels.
Similarly, there is no temptation story in the Gospel of John nor is there a
warfare with the powers of evil (as in the first three gospels.) From the first
verse in John, Jesus is triumphant over evil. Since Jesus Christ is fully
the Son of God and the disciples know it throughout the whole gospel, there is
no need for a Transfiguration story in the Gospel of John.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_b_trasnfigurationGA.htm">http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_b_trasnfigurationGA.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Edward F. Markquart</FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=4>Often what keeps us sane & balanced is checking out our
theophanies or spiritual experiences of any kind with mature, stable, discerning
fellow Christians, including, hopefully, one's pastor. There is also much merit
in the old anamchara system of soul- friending. Checking it out in one healthy
way or another can help us avoid deep spiritual pitfalls. One thing that often
marks out goats from sheep is separating oneself from a congregation, or even
going off to start up our own because the others have all got it wrong. Taking
ourself out of an 'auditing' process, both godly & human, leaves us wide
open to getting mountain-top experiences wrong. Which just helps to bring all
such experiences into disrepute. That doesn't deserve to happen! </FONT></P>
<P><A
href="http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/laterallyluke/LLK92836TRANS.html"><FONT
size=4>http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/laterallyluke/LLK92836TRANS.html</FONT></A></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Brian McGowan</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4> There is a sense where it is now five
minutes to twelve. We live at the end of time, the last hour, the seventh day.
If we were present that day on the Mount of Transfiguration when "the appearance
of Jesus' face changed", we would have tasted something of the twelfth hour, the
eighth day, the day of coming glory. Even now we are freed from our Egyptian
bondage, the bondage of sin and death. We await the day of coming glory, the day
when Jesus will return as the coming king, the Lord of the universe. In that day
we will stand with God's glorious Son; he will be with us and we will be with
him, and his glory will transform us, radiate us as it did Moses on the
mountain.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.lectionarystudies.com/studyg/lent2ceg.html">http://www.lectionarystudies.com/studyg/lent2ceg.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Bryan Findlayson</FONT></DIV>
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