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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:5

Verse 5 5.Lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Their eyes were covered by a cloud, in order to inform them, that they were not yet prepared for beholding the brightness of the heavenly glory. For, when the Lord gave tokens of his presence, he employed, at the same time, some coverings to restrain the arrogance of the human mind. So now, with the view of teaching his disciples a lesson of humility, he withdraws from their eyes the sight of the heavenly glory. This admonition is likewise... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:6

Verse 6 6.And having heard this God intended that the disciples should be struck with this terror, in order to impress more fully on their hearts the remembrance of the vision. Yet we see how great is the weakness of our nature, which trembles in this manner at hearing the voice of God. If ungodly men mock at God, or despise him without concern, it is because God does not address them so as to cause his presence to be felt; but the majesty of God, as soon as we perceive him, must unavoidably... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:7

Verse 7 7.Then Jesus approaching touched them. Christ raises them up when they had fallen, and by so doing performs his office; for he came down to us for this very purpose, that by his guidance believers might boldly enter into the presence of God, and that his majesty, which otherwise would swallow up all flesh, might no longer fill them with terror. Nor is it only by his words that he comforts, but by touching also that he encourages them. read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:8

Verse 8 8.They saw no man but Jesus only. When it is said that in the end they saw Christ alone, this means that the Law and the Prophets had a temporary glory, that Christ alone might remain fully in view. If we would properly avail ourselves of the aid of Moses, we must not stop with him, but must endeavor to be conducted by his hand to Christ, of whom both he and all the rest are ministers. This passage may also be applied to condemn the superstitions of those who confound Christ not only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-8

The Transfiguration. Raphael's famous picture at the Vatican gives us an external representation of this wonderful event. But we want to get behind the canvas and discover the meaning of it, if it is to be something more to us than a theatrical transformation scene, something better than a spectacular display. I. THE GLORY OF CHRIST . The external splendour had a meaning. If it was not a purely artificial radiance created in order to dazzle the eyes of the disciples, it must have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-8

The Transfiguration. The intention of this scene seems to have been to inaugurate the sufferings of Christ, and to set him apart as the Lamb of God who was to take away the sin of the world. Being a public event, it behoved that it should be witnessed, and the same three men are chosen as witnesses of the rehearsal of his sufferings who are afterwards witnesses of the sufferings themselves in Gethsemane—the three most closely bound to him in affection. On both occasions their conduct proved... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-8

The Transfiguration. "And six days after." This note refers to the conversation Jesus had with his disciples, in which he said, "The Son of man shall come," etc. (quote Matthew 16:27 , Matthew 16:28 ). But the apostles are all dead, and the kingdom is still future. The Transfiguration, then, must be viewed as a symbolic anticipation and pledge of the kingdom, and Peter and James and John were those referred to who should not taste death until they had seen the Son of man coming in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-13

The Transfiguration of Jesus . ( Mark 9:2-13 ; Luke 9:28-36 .) This mysterious event was intended primarily to confirm the faith of the three apostles who were to have the chief hand in founding the Church. The Lord had just announced his future sufferings and death. This prediction had been a grievous blow to Peter, and doubtless to the others also. He had stumbled at the cross, and had brought on himself a stern rebuke for his slowness and worldliness. So to comfort the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-13

The Transfiguration. I. THE GLORY . 1 . The attendant circumstances . Six days had elapsed since the memorable conversation in the parts of Casarea Philippi. That conversation must have filled the hearts of the apostles with strange, awful thoughts. He with whom they had lived so long in the intercourse of familiar friendship was indeed the Christ, the Son of the living God. They had marked the dignity of his Person, the authority of his words, the power of his miracles; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:2

Was transfigured ( μετεμορφω ì θη ); Vulgate, transfiguratus est . The verb is used in classical Greek of transformation, as of a man into an animal. Here it refers to a change of countenance, which is the chief index of any change exterior or interior. St. Luke explains the matter with the words, "The fashion of his countenance was altered." The Word of God allows for a brief space his essential glory to irradiate and shine through the form of a servant which he wore. Not that... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:2

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