Questions

The transfiguration of Jesus (Mk 9:1-13; Mt 16:28-17:13; Lk 9:27-36)

(Questions for meditation) 

  1. In Mark 9:1, whom did Jesus refer to when he said “some of them that stand here”? How did they see that “the kingdom of God come with power”?

  2. Please read Rev 1:14-17; what are the similarities between the two visions?

  3. Why would Moses and Elijah appear? What did both symbolize in the Old Testament?

  4. In your opinion, why was Peter able to recognize the faces of Moses and Elijah?

  5. Have you ever had the good feeling that Peter had in the vision during your meditation?

  6. What’s the purpose of God’s speech to the disciples?

  7. Why did Jesus bring only the three disciples up the mountain?

  8. In which Books have Peter and John witnessed this personal experience? (II Peter 1:16-18; John 1:14)

  9. What’s the difference of the people of Israel in the O.T. and the Christians in the N.T. in terms of access to God? (Heb 9:1-7; 10:19-22)

  10. What have you learned from this passage?