Transfiguration of our Lord February 10, 2017
Transfiguration
Matthew 17:1-9
February 10, 2019
“We Have Something More Sure”
In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Near Death Experiences (NDEs) have been studied extensively in the last 40 years. This is when someone may be dying or their hearts stops or they’re in an accident of some kind and they have an out-of-body experience. There’s no consensus scientifically or psychologically about why NDEs happen. But there are many similarities between them. One of those similarities is the presence of a bright light. It’s not always there. But very often. I’m sure you’ve all heard of someone having a near death experience where they’ve seen a very bright light.
For Christians, this makes complete sense with Holy Scripture. God is light. In the beginning He lighted the whole world before He even created the sun. In Revelation we hear that we won’t need a sun because God Himself will be our light. When Moses comes down from the mountain in our Old Testament reading today from Exodus 34, his face is shining brightly because he’s been in God’s presence. Everyone is scared to go near him. Of course, in the Transfiguration today Jesus is shining brightly as the sun.
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