Matthew 17:9-13
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” And the disciples asked him, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” He replied, “Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
• This dialogue comes directly after the Transfiguration experience, where Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up the mountain. There Moses and Elijah appear on the mountain with Jesus. The disciples react with both awe and fear. But in the aftermath of the experience, they don’t ask about what they have just seen; rather, they question Jesus about Elijah. The Elijah figure in the ministry of Jesus is John the Baptizer, the one-who-comes-before and prepares the path for Jesus.
• What people, things, or events in your life prepared you for your first encounters with Jesus?
• What people, things, or events in your life prepared you for your deeper, more interior spiritual journey?
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