Mark 9:1-13  Mark takes us up the mountain with Jesus, Peter, James and John.  He tells of the transfiguration of Jesus before these 3 disciples.. unlike anything they could have imagined up to this point.. they saw with their own eyes the reality of Who Jesus is.  

His garments became whiter than anything on earth.. He was radiant.. and He was not alone, for Moses and Elijah appeared and talked to Him.  

Terrified.. Peter wanted to build 3 tabernacles. Struck with nothing else to say.. they were covered by a cloud that formed "over-shadowing them", and they heard a voice "This is My beloved Son, listen to Him." 

And then... they were once again alone with Jesus. 

Some say that this brief glimpse was what Jesus was referring to in verse 1 , "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power."    Jesus told the three disciples to not talk about what they saw until after He was resurrected from the dead.  They would understand the Truth about Jesus then.. after He went to the cross, was buried and then came out of the grave .. glorified.  They needed the filling of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost before they could put it all together. They would see the kingdom of God when it came "with power".  

The Father tells the disciples to "Listen" to the Son. Elijah had come.. and gone.  Moses had come and gone.  But.. Jesus was still there and His Words were life and they needed to listen.  John would later write, "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1) He saw and he heard.. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." (v14)  Many years later as he was captive on Patmos, John once again saw Jesus, fully glorified.. "And when I saw Him, I fell at HIs feet as a dead man.. " (Revelation 1:17)  The Kingdom of God came with power and John and the others knew it and proclaimed it the rest of their lives. 

How do we know Jesus?  Do we see Him as He was before or after His death and resurrection?  Are we listening? Are we experiencing Him .. beholding His glory.. His grace.. His truth? 

Father, once again we plead to have our eyes opened and our ears able to hear Your Beloved Son.  Help us to listen !  We ask for Your Kingdom to come "with power"!  We ask that Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.. that we might behold the  glory of Jesus Christ and be filled with all grace and truth in Him..  to the glory of Your Name.  Amen.