Scarlet Robe Creations

"Do not tell anyone about the vision which has been shown to you until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead." We all stopped short along the trail leading down the side of the mountain.  Rocks and sand, words that hung heavy in the air.  What did He mean by this? We were coming to understand the terms He would use to describe Himself, Son of Man, Son of God.  We all had come to believe He was the promised messiah.  Even those waiting for us in the field understood that. What did raising from the dead mean? We kept away from the subject of death as we continued down to where the rest of our group waited.  He had mentioned this before, death and His raising.  We always chose not to venture too deep in the subject.  Instead we asked Him about the vision, about Moses and Elijah, about the suggestion to erect a tent, a place of worship, to honor the sight. "Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?" One of us asked....

Titian - Transfiguration I thought it was a dream, for we had all abandoned You to sleep                 while You prayed. We were tired from the climb and not yet filled                 with the Spirit. There were two others with You, fathers of our faith, who had not climbed the mountain                 by our side. Lord, You were radiant and Moses and Elijah had come from heaven                 to stand in Your presence. Let us make shrines on the mountain to honor all of you. The next moment fear stole our wonder. The sky darkened with thick clouds, as if a storm would come and blow us away. So many times I have been afraid, ...

Mark 9:9 As they came down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Don't tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has risen from death.” Good News Translation (GNT) Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society So down the side of the mountain they come. Excitement, confusion, they are filled with an array of emotion, those who aren't divine. What did all of this mean? Elijah, Moses, the teacher's face bathed in radiant sunlight. They have heard him say to others, not His chosen, to keep silent about the miracles witnessed, but they have never considered themselves stymied by those words. And what of this rising from death? How can this occur? Why should it be allowed to happen? They are simple men who desire simple lives. Miracles have been set out before their eyes like a banquet filled with every treat ever desired. This man, this prophet, this God has shown them everything their hearts have longed to see. They have heard the voice...