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Thirty years go by. The last book he ever wrote was 2 Peter, and
the last words he ever wrote were, “That you might grow in the
knowledge of Christ.” So, as he writes the last letter he ever wrote
just before he died, he said, “I want to show you how to see Jesus in
the Bible.”

If you were Peter and you looked back over your life, and you had
to choose only one event, what would you choose? Would you think
about when your brother introduced you to Jesus? Would you think
about the miracle of the coin lodged in the fish’s gill? Would you
think about Lazarus being raised from the dead? You are ready to
die. Would you tell them how you one time walked on water?
Would you tell them about Gethsemane and about your failure?
Would you tell them about the resurrection or about the ascension?
You were there when you saw Him rise. Would you tell them about
Pentecost when He came in the Person of the Holy Spirit? Would
you tell them how an angel set you free and you got out of prison?
There were so many events in Peter’s life and as he’s ready to die
he looks back and he says, “Of all of those events, there is one I want
you to know about.” He chose the transfiguration. To him that was
what the people needed to hear before he died.

I just want to review the facts about the transfiguration and then
we’ll look at the principle. This record is written in Matthew, Mark
and Luke. Listen to Matthew 16:28, “Truly I say to you, there are
some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death until
they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom” The event begins
with this strange promise. He said that there were some standing
there who would not die until He came back. Many refer to this as
the second coming of Christ. But Christ still hasn’t come back.
What did he mean, “Some of you standing here will not die until you
see the Son of Man coming in His glory?”

Many commentators believe that the answer is the transfiguration.
One week after Jesus gave that promise, the disciples – Peter, James
and John – went up with Him on the mountain. Some say that is like
the second coming in a picture because Christ is in the middle and