Here he unpacks ten things worth knowing about that unique event mentioned in the Gospels: the transfiguration of Jesus<\/a>. <\/p>\nSuper-cool point I had never considered: Luke 9:27, often used by\u00a0skeptics\u00a0to point out flawed predictions on Jesus\u2019 part (while ignoring the fact that the early Church\u00a0would\u00a0have understood the problems when the\u00a0Gospels\u00a0were\u00a0written), is put into context of the Transfiguration. \u00a0It isn\u2019t that some will not taste death before the Kingdom of God is revealed, as in the end of times. \u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0pointing\u00a0to the Transfiguration, and what the apostles who witness it will see. \u00a0Great point! \u00a0I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll read Luke 9:27 again the same way. \u00a0Go read it now, well worth the read.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some interesting stuff, as always, over at Jimmy Akin\u2019s blog. \u00a0Here he unpacks ten things worth knowing about that unique event mentioned in the Gospels: the transfiguration of Jesus. Super-cool point I had never considered: Luke 9:27, often used by\u00a0skeptics\u00a0to point out flawed predictions on Jesus\u2019 part (while ignoring the fact that the early Church\u00a0would\u00a0have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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