And It Came

 "And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. And as He was praying, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment became white and dazzling. And behold, there talked with Him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;" (Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭28-30‬ ASV)

How many times have I read this scripture. Countless. 

Every time my focus goes to the following:  

"Now Peter and they that were with Him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory, and the two men that stood with Him. And it came to pass, as they were parting from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for Thee and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said." (‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭32-33‬ ASV)

I've always felt a bit embarrassed for Peter, here. I can feel his confusion; identify with him as he opens his mouth and says something, I'm sure, for which he later kicked himself.

And then my focus has gone to God!

"And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, My Chosen: hear ye Him."(‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭34-35‬ ASV)

But this morning I saw this:

"who appeared in glory, and spake of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem." (‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭31‬ ASV)

I NEVER noticed it before. 

De-cease

noun: decease

1.  death.

"a doctor's sudden decease"

synonyms: death, dying, demise, end, passing, loss of life, quietus; More

verb: decease; 3rd person present: deceases; past tense: deceased; past participle: deceased; gerund or present participle: deceasing

1.  die.

I guess I had always just mentally inserted "death" for "decease". The CEV uses the word "departure". The AMP puts it this way: "Who appeared in splendor and majesty and brightness and were speaking of His exit [from life], which He was about to bring to realization at Jerusalem." (Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭31‬ AMP)

Yes, we are taught "He came to die." And I've known that from the foundation of the earth God had made provision for mankind to be reconciled to Him through Him, however this morning seeing the "Tense" in which it was used, blew me away! Talking about a future event as done! 

Yes, they "were calling into existence that which did not exist", BUT in fact DID exist! God knew! They knew! Jesus knew, and THAT is why He came! 

I knew His death was planned! I knew after He opened my eyes, that THAT was the ONLY way for us to see God; to be reunited with our Creator.

But, I've read of the carnage the enemy has perpetrated against humanity as religious folks, believing the devil's lies, blame other people for His killing. I remember growing up hearing some Catholics blame the Jews for His death. I expect that that prejudice continues today, in many denominations.

However, today I see (in print) when He said "It is finished", He had indeed "accomplished" His assigned task! He fulfilled THAT which only He could fulfill! He brought the future and the present together in an instant and I'm sure a cosmic shift of galactic proportions ensued! (As some of my friends would say!)

"who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem." (‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭31‬ NKJV)

Yes, this was written after the deed was done, but in the Spirit realm it was already a "done deal"! 

And just like Jesus we are called to die, (dying daily) (Luke 9:23-25) and God knows when we will succeed and when we will fail, and has known since the beginning of time. 

I'm so glad He is God and He will accomplish my decease of me! I bend my will.

Even so - MARANATHA! 

From 9/15/14, 12/25/15