Peekaboo Part 2

Guest (Male): Today, with Jonathan Evans.
Jonathan Evans: We take this for granted. If I put some subwoofers down here and I just hit one bass line, it's going to change the rhythm of your heartbeat. What do you think it's like to hear God's voice out of a cloud? You'll almost be dead hearing the voice of God on this mountain when He's being transfigured and Jesus being. You’ve got all of this stuff going on all at once, and He cuts Peter off and says, “We don't need that. You need something else.”
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Jonathan Evans: If you still are in the church and you are lacking belief in the complete deity of Jesus Christ, that means you are a Romans 1 person, and you are choosing to suppress the truth because this is one of the clearest representations in Scripture that He is God. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Son of David, and God Himself. You may say, “Well, that don't make sense. How can He be the Son of God and be God?” It's because God is one God who is simultaneously three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. But it's one God. It is not three gods. It's one God who is three persons. You say, “Jonathan, that don't make sense.” Well, let me Tony Evans you for a second. If I pull out a pretzel, you're going to see three holes in the pretzel. This hole ain't that hole, that hole ain't this hole, this hole ain't that hole, but you're only going to be looking at one pretzel because it's tied together by the same dough. That's who God is. That's why He says in Genesis 1:26, “Let us make man in our image.” Who's us and our? That's why He says in Matthew 28, baptize them in the name singular of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit plural. That's who He is. And so, God, the second member of the Trinity, has become man and took three up to the Mount of Transfiguration and said, “Peekaboo, I want you to see the radiance of His glory shining through my face. I'm doing metamorphosis right in front of your eyes so that there is no excuse.” And I gave you eyewitnesses who saw it. If you believe in Jesus but you don't believe that Jesus is God, wrong Jesus. He's transfigured before them, where John would write in John 1:14, “We beheld His glory as the only begotten from the Father.” That's what he was talking about. When John wrote in Revelation 1:16, he said He had seven stars in His hands. Through His mouth came a cutting sword sharper than any two-edge, and His face shone like the sun with all of its strength. This is where these writings are coming from: from the Mount of Transfiguration when they're seeing this. So, if you're not believing it now, you're not seeing it. I need you to wake up. Why would I say wake up? Because Luke 9 gives you more detail than Matthew 17. Luke 9 says this in verse 32. It says, “Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory.” Wait a minute. Matthew 17 said He took them up and transfigured. Luke 9 says they were sleeping. You're sleeping while the glory of God is being revealed? How you sleep and the glory of God is being revealed? How you watching what's going on in Israel and you sleep? Have we not read Ezekiel 38? Do we not realize that the end is near and Christians are snoring? Do you not realize that the judgment of the Lord and the final days are showing themselves clearly, shown like the sun, letting you know the times that you're in, and we just up in here sleeping? The times are here. Wake up. Why were the disciples sleeping? Because they were depressed. They were filled with anxiety. Remember earlier, Jesus said, “I must suffer many things,” six days earlier. Earlier He said, “If you want to follow me, you got to take up a cross. You got to be willing to lose your life.” He says, “Some of you will not even taste death until you see the Son of Man coming in all of His glory.” They were trying to figure all this out. They couldn't understand it, but they knew they had to suffer. Even at the Garden of Gethsemane, these were the same three that were asleep when Jesus was in the garden praying, “Not my will, but your will be done.” Same three dudes. They always sleeping because they were filled with the anxiety of the times and the moment. They didn't know how to deal with it. And you know how depression will do; it'll put you to sleep. But at the moment that they were sleeping, His glory was being revealed. So, I need you to know something practical. When you're filled with depression and anxiety and you don't know how to overcome it, stay awake. Don't sleep on Jesus because in those times, His glory is being revealed. He's showing you what He's going to do. That's why 2 Corinthians 4:17 says, “This light momentary affliction is preparing us for a weight of glory that is beyond our comparison and comprehension.” We have to stay awake, especially while His glory is being revealed in these times that we're living in. He goes up and His face was shone like the sun. His garments were white as the light. This was a beaming light coming through His face as He's literally doing metamorphosis in front of the disciples. He's letting you know and letting them know there is clarity. Hey Peter, six days earlier when you said you are the Christ, the Son of the living God, this is what that looks like. When I told you to take up your cross and follow me, trust me, it's worth it. When I said that the Son of Man must suffer many things and some of you will see His glory, I'm letting you see it right now. You three are the some. He's revealing Himself at the Mount of Transfiguration. And then, watch this. When they finally wake up, you know what they see? They see Jesus transfigured before them, and that moment of peekaboo produces Moses and Elijah. Moses and Elijah are standing there having a conversation with Jesus about what He's about to accomplish. What is He about to accomplish? And why, stay with me, why Moses and Elijah? Why not Abraham? Why not David? Why not Jeremiah? Why not Ezekiel? Why not Isaiah? Moses, before it was formalized, was the prophet. He spoke to the people on behalf of God. Moses, before it was formalized, was the priest. He mediated the relationship between God and man. Moses, before it was formalized, was the king. He ruled the people in God's name. Moses was the consummate Old Testament prophet, priest, and king. Not only that, Moses was the one who took the people out of bondage and slavery and took them to a promised land. You need to understand that Moses is the type of Jesus Christ that represents what Jesus Christ was in the New Testament. Jesus was the consummate prophet, priest, and king that took the people out of the bondage of sin and is taking you to a promised land. That's not all Moses is there for. When the people saw Moses, they understood Moses as the Old Testament law. Matthew 5:17 says Christ did not come to abolish the law; He came to fulfill the law. So, what He was showing these disciples is that I am the fulfillment of the entire Old Testament law. I am the consummate prophet, priest, and king that you have been praying for and seeking, and I am the one who takes you out of the bondage of sin and moves you into the promised land. That's why Moses is there. Elijah, this was the one that the Jewish people romanticized about. They even said John the Baptist comes in the spirit of Elijah. Because Elijah was back in the Old Testament raising dead widow's sons from the grave. Elijah was in the Old Testament shutting up the heavens from rain. Elijah was in the Old Testament multiplying flour. In other words, he multiplies bread. You know anybody like that in the New Testament? Somebody who raises people from the dead, multiplies bread, and can control storms? Elijah was one who represents Jesus Christ, but he was also the head of the prophets. When they talked about the Law and the Prophets, they were talking about the Old Testament. Jesus is the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets represented by Moses and Elijah. So, He's letting the disciples know: not only am I full deity, but I'm also the completion of the Old Testament that you have studied. I am Him. Stay with me because that's not all. The full deity of God shown in bodily form. Moses and Elijah, the completion of the Old Testament and its fulfillment: the Law and the Prophets, that's me. I'm also letting you see that Old Testament saints are still alive, that there is life after death. They're standing right here and you're looking at them. I'm letting you see the deity. I'm letting you see the completion of the Law and the Prophets. I'm letting you see Old Testament saints that are still alive. And there are two witnesses in Revelation. These two witnesses will be prophesying. These two witnesses actually will be killed, and three and a half days later, these two witnesses will be raised as a testimony of the one who's the come. The Bible does not tell you who these two witnesses are. But let's look at some context clues, shall we? I'm going to turn you to Revelation chapter 11. In Revelation chapter 11, verse 6, let's find out who possibly these two witnesses could be. Revelation chapter 11, verse 6, it says, “These have the power to shut up the sky so that the rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying.” Wait, stop. In 1 Kings chapter 17, verse 1, Elijah said there will be no dew and there will be no rain except by my word. He had the power and sole discretion that was given to him by God to shut the heavens off just at his word. And now it's saying there's one in Revelation who will come that can close the heavens.
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Jonathan Evans: He had the power and sole discretion that was given to him by God to shut the heavens off just at his word. And now it's saying there's one in Revelation who will come that can close the heavens. Let's keep reading. “These have the power to shut up the skies so that the rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying.” Watch this: “And they have the power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every plague.” I wonder who that could be. So, while it doesn't tell you, it gives you the context clues that Jesus was revealing when He said, “Peekaboo, I am deity. I am 100 percent God in bodily form. You see me. I am the completion of the Law and the Prophets. I'm letting you know that Old Testament saints still live. What do you think will happen with New Testament saints? And I'm showing you that these are going to be the two witnesses that are going to precede my coming when the Son of Man comes in all of His glory.” With one projection, Jesus shows them Genesis through Revelation. And you think that you're going to be in heaven bored, playing a violin on a harp? It's going to take you an eternity, if He gave them the whole Bible in one peekaboo, to get to know who God is every moment. His face was shone like the sun. He's giving them the complete revelation of who He is from Genesis through Revelation. And all He did was say, “Peekaboo.” And Peter, when he's fully awake, you know Peter always got something to say and something to do. When Peter's fully awake, he says, and he's scared of something. I'm sure they backed up because this is God. And Peter says, “I need to make three tabernacles.” He just be jumping out there. “I need to make three tabernacles because I see Jesus, I see Elijah, and I see Moses.” He got that from Exodus 25:8, which says we need to make a tabernacle because that will be the house of God with the people. So, he's like, “Let me make a house.” Okay, let me say it in a modern way. “Hey, y'all guys get together, let's take a photo. I need to memorialize this. We need to remember this. We need to tabernacle this.” And while he was still speaking, a cloud came down, meaning Peter, be quiet. We're not doing that. While he was still speaking, a cloud came down. And from the cloud, a voice of God came out saying, “This is my Son who I am well pleased. Listen to Him.” Now, okay, so you have the Transfiguration, you have deity, completion of the Law, Old Testament saints still live, two witnesses that precede His coming, and now you have a cloud on the same mountain with God's voice. It’s too much going on. We take this for granted. If I put some subwoofers down here and I just hit one bass line, it's going to change the rhythm of your heartbeat. What do you think it's like to hear God's voice out of a cloud? You'll almost be dead hearing the voice of God on this mountain when He's being transfigured. You’ve got all of this stuff going on all at once, and He cuts Peter off and says, “We don't need that. You need something else.” What is He telling Peter? Peter, with all that you've seen, I don't need you to go build another building. I don't need you to go build something physical. I need you to go build a godly life. I don't need you to go build on more traditions. I need you to be totally transformed. I don't need you to go build something else. With all that you've seen and all that has been displayed, seeing the beginning to the end, seeing the complete revelation of Jesus Christ, letting you be the ones that do not taste death until you see the glory of God in His coming. He showed you that. Seeing Revelation before it's written, seeing the coming of Jesus Christ, seeing that day, you saw all of that. I don't need you to build anything. I don't need you to do anything physical. I don't need any of that. What I need you to do is listen to Him. Peekaboo. I'm coming. And when I come, my face will be shown like the sun. It will be so bright. But it will also be a time of judgment, and these witnesses will be there to let you know we're in the times. I am the fullness of the Word of God. I am deity in bodily form. I am the way, the truth, and the life. I am everything. That means stop listening to your neighbors, stop listening to social media, stop listening to your past, stop listening to culture, stop listening to your flesh, stop listening to all of that. You listen to me. Because when I come, I will judge. And the voice of God will be so piercing, it'll be like a two-edge sword. And there will be some people who are in church who will get cut up because they totally ignored me and the revelation of Jesus Christ through eyewitnesses in their life. They were churchy, but they weren't full of Christ. We are in the last days. Listen to Him. Listen to Him on your job. Listen to Him with your family. Listen to Him when you raise your kids. Listen to Him in your marriage. Listen to Him in your career choices and what He tells you to do. Peekaboo. I see you. I see you. And He does not commit Himself to everyone because He knows what's in you. And I hope you're paying attention and you're not asleep. We're living in the times where there's wars and rumors of wars. It says in Ezekiel 38 and 39 that there will be those who are slaughtered on the field, and they're going to wait a long time to clean it up. I wonder why they may wait a long time to clean it up and then have to move all of those bodies to a distant place. Maybe it's nuclear where they have to wait to go in to clean it up. Why you have to wait so long? We're living in the days when there's talking idols. That's AI. We're living in the days when they can't buy or sell without it. That's digital money, where they can block you off from using your own money because it's digital and they can stop you anytime they want. We're living in the days. Wake up and live your life listening to Him. You're in the days. Because I believe that He's shown us enough. Now you either believe or you don't. I beg you. In me, in you, time's almost up. Let me say this in a modern way: you need to get your life right. Because when He returns to judge, you don't want to be there thinking, “Ah, during the window of grace, I didn't walk in the grace. I took advantage of it.” Too late. Listen to Him.
Guest (Male): That was Pastor Jonathan Evans. Before you go today, I want to remind you that we have a couple of gifts for you: an eight-part audio series All Eyes on Jesus and a book, The Power of Jesus' Names. How can knowing Him more deeply transform your faith? Through Dr. Evans' book, The Power of Jesus' Names, you'll discover how the name of Jesus reveals His character, His purpose, and His power in your life today. We're also including Jonathan Evans' All Eyes on Jesus audio series, helping you refocus on the one who changes everything. Discover how to deepen your faith, stand firm in difficult times, and live with confidence in God's calling. What could happen if you fixed your eyes on Jesus in every area of your life? Both resources are a gift to you to thank you for your donation to help support the ministry of the Urban Alternative. It's our way of showing appreciation for the continued support of listeners like you who make this program possible. Call 1-800-800-3222 anytime, or get all the details online at TonyEvans.org. Again, that's TonyEvans.org or you can call our 24-hour resource request line at 1-800-800-3222 and let one of our team members help you. That's 1-800-800-3222. Thank you for listening to The Faith Walk with Jonathan Evans. The Faith Walk is produced as a part of the Urban Alternative, a ministry of Dr. Tony Evans.