Luke 9:33-35 And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah” — not realizing what he was saying. While he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”
A Lesson from the Transfiguration
The Father will not let Jesus share common worship or levels of reverence with other humans. The Father’s declaration runs directly against Jehovah’s Witness doctrine of Jesus, “He is just like us, just a little more advanced.” May we see Jesus as fully man while at the same time fully God (Philippians 2:5-8).
Let us not let the greatest human scholars or theologians of our day or the past find the same level of authority as Jesus. The Roman Catholic pope is neither, but many place his ex cathedra declarations on the same level as Bible! The Father’s message is “Listen to Jesus!”
