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1 . 8 0 0 . 3 2 5 . 3 0 4 0 21 105 JESUS SHOWS HIS GLORY Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 O ne day, Jesus chose three of His special helpers—Peter, James, and John—to go with Him up a mountain. Up, up, up, they walked. When they got to the top, Peter, James, and John were tired from their long hike! They sat down to rest, but Jesus went to pray. Suddenly, something wonderful happened! Jesus began to change. His face started to shine as brightly as the sun. His clothes sparkled dazzling white. Jesus looked so beautiful! He was showing His friends His glory as the Son of God. Then His friends saw two men standing with Jesus. These men were Moses and Elijah, two of God's people who had lived a long time ago. God had taken them to heaven. Now they had come to talk to Jesus about when He would go to die on the cross for us. Peter shouted, "Jesus, I'm so glad to be here with You! Let's stay here together. I will make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." Just then a cloud came over them. A voice spoke from the cloud. It was God the heavenly Father. He said, "This is My beloved Son; listen to Him." The friends hid their eyes when the cloud came down. They were afraid. It was so awesome! Then Jesus came and touched them. He said, "Get up, you don't need to be afraid." When they looked up, the cloud was gone. Moses and Elijah were gone. Only Jesus was there. He looked just the way He always did. He didn't shine anymore. Jesus and His friends went down the mountain again. Jesus told Peter, James, and John not to tell anyone about what they had seen. The disciples did not know what He meant. They didn't understand that Jesus would die and come alive again. But they never forgot what happened that day. They never forgot that Jesus is God. They never forgot His glory. They knew they would live with Jesus someday just like Elijah and Moses. That made them happy. Someday we will see Jesus shine with glory in heaven too! © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. c p h . o r g PRESCHOOL STUDENT BOOK

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