Matthew 17 – Acid Trip Jesus Style
Jesus brings an acid trip to His disciples and it terrified them. To be fair, no drugs were involved, but Jesus is really tweaking them here. He stands on the mountain top and “glows like the sun” and brings Moses and Elijah back from the dead and has a chat-fest with them like a late night talk show. Why on earth did He go other-worldly on them?
He sealed the vision with a cloud and a voice from heaven boomed a serious message. No wonder they were terrified! Like He really needed to tell them not to say anything? Did He think they were nuts?!
They weren’t even sure if they saw it, so who would believe them anyway? Jesus links John the Baptist (who already lost his head for the cause) with this Elijah they saw and then predicts His own fate as the same harsh treatment John got (minus the chopped off head).
This was too much for the disciples. Where was that comfy, boring life they used to have? Tripping with Jesus is SO scary!
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