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Matthew 17:1-13
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Matthew 16:28“Truly I tell
you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of
Man coming in his kingdom.”
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1After six days Jesus took
with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high
mountain by themselves.
2There he was transfigured
before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as
the light.
3Just then there appeared
before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
4Peter said to Jesus, “Lord,
it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for
you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
5While he was still speaking,
a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son,
whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
6When the disciples heard
this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.
7But Jesus came and touched
them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
8When they looked up, they
saw no one except Jesus.
9As they were coming down the
mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until
the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
10The disciples asked him,
“Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
11Jesus replied, “To be sure,
Elijah comes and will restore all things.
12But I tell you, Elijah has
already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything
they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
13Then the disciples
understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
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1)
Is Matthew 16:28 included
in VisionCasting-Matthew16.24-28?
o
Yes.
2)
Why is Matthew 16:28 included here?
o
It is included here
to provide continuity of context.
3)
According to
verse 1 where did Jesus take Peter, James and John the brother of James six
days later?
o
Jesus
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Took them with
him.
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And led them up a
high mountain by themselves.
4)
According to
verse 2 what resulted from the transfiguration?
o
Jesus’ face shone
like the sun.
o
And his clothes
became as white as the light.
5)
Is the
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The
6)
According to
verse 3 who appeared and talked with Jesus?
o
Moses and Elijah.
7)
Is the
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The
8)
Is the
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The
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Ethnic.
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And national
boundary.
9)
According to
verse 4 what was Peter’s understanding of
the relative importance of Jesus, Moses and Elijah?
o
Peter thought that
Moses and Elijah were on an equal footing with Jesus.
10)
According to
verse 5 what covered the disciples while Peter
was still speaking?
o
A bright cloud
covered them.
11)
Who spoke in
verse 5?
o
God the Father
did.
12)
In accordance
with verse 5 how did the testimony of God the Father to Jesus correct the
disciples’ misunderstanding that Moses and Elijah were on an equal footing with
Jesus?
o
The testimony of
God the Father placed Jesus above Moses and Elijah because
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Jesus is the Son
of God.
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While Moses and
Elijah are mere humans.
13)
In accordance
with verse 5 how did God the Father relate to his Son?
o
God the Father
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Loves his Son.
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And is well
pleased with him.
14)
According to what
God the Father said in verse 5 what did he admonish the disciples to do?
o
They were to
listen to Jesus.
15)
According to
verse 6 what was the reaction of the disciples when they heard the voice of God
the Father?
o
They fell
facedown to the ground, terrified.
16)
According to
verse 7 what did Jesus do to the disciples?
o
Jesus
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Touched them.
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And told them to
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Get up.
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And not be afraid.
17)
According to
verse 8 what did the disciples see when they looked up?
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They saw no one
except Jesus.
18)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 when could the disciples tell others about the
transfiguration?
o
They should not tell
anyone about the transfiguration.
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Until
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Jesus had been
raised from the dead.
19)
Would Jesus agree
with the Jews’ understanding that the Christ is going to come as a conquering
king, given that Jesus is going to come in his Father’s glory with his holy
angels at the end of the age to judge the world?
o
Yes.
20)
According to
verse 10 what did the disciples ask Jesus?
o
They asked Jesus
why the teachers of the law said that Elijah must come first.
21)
What does it mean
for Elijah to come first?
o
It means that Elijah
came before the Christ.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 11 what was his reply to the disciples?
o
Elijah
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Comes.
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And will restore
all things.
23)
According to
verses 12 and 13 who is the Elijah that had already come before the Christ?
o
John the Baptist was
the Elijah that had already come before the Christ.
24)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 12 what kind of a messenger was John the Baptist, given
that the Jews had done to him everything
they wished?
o
John the Baptist was
a suffering messenger.
25)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 12 what kind of a servant was the Christ, given that Jesus
suffered at the hands of the Jews to die for the sins of the whole world?
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The Christ was a
suffering servant.
26)
What was Jesus’
portrayal of Elijah and of the Christ taken together?
o
Jesus portrayed
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Elijah as a
suffering messenger.
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Coming before
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The Christ as a
suffering servant.
27)
According to
Jesus, what is the composite picture of the Christ, a suffering servant in this
life and a conquering king in the life to come, or a conquering king in this
life and a suffering servant in the life to come?
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The Christ is
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A suffering
servant in this life.
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And a conquering
king in the life to come.
28)
What did the
disciples think that they were following when they followed Jesus, a conquering
king or a suffering servant?
o
They thought that
they were following a conquering king.
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Matthew 17:1-13
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