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Article by Jack Wellman
Jack Wellman is a father and grandfather and a Christian author, freelance writer, and Prison Minister. Graduate work at Moody Bible Institute. His books are inexpensive paperbacks that are theological in nature: “Teaching Children The Gospel/How to Raise Godly Children,“ “Do Babies Go To Heaven?/Why Does God Allow Suffering?,“ "The Great Omission; Reaching the Lost for Christ," and “Blind Chance or Intelligent Design?, Empirical Methodologies & the Bible."
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Great article Pastor Jack!
I must be a little slow today as I was waiting to hear your answer to your original question regarding the disciples who witnessed Moses and Elijah with Jesus, “They already seemed to know who they were, so how did they know?”
You did explain that through the Scriptures Jesus had revealed who He was to these disciples by referencing the Law(Moses) and the prophets(Elijah) but was that enough to make them realize who these individuals were?
My guess has been that verse 3(just before Peter references who these OT saints were), speaks of Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah. My “fill in the blanks” guess is that Jesus embraced Moses and Elijah and greeted them by name. Peter simply overheard.
What do you think?
DocReits
Great point Doc. We know that they love the Lord and by this time they had been with Him for centuries, so you are right in the sense that they must have known each other intimately enough to embrace…but somehow, that is beyond me, I think they would have known anyway. I can’t explain why.
I, of course, can’t say for sure how they knew them; but is it possible that in the presence of Christ (Holy spirit presence), that knowledge was given to them in a way that seemed natural as knowledge to them. Maybe, they just knew. Have you ever, in a dream, knew who someone was or where you were although that someone or some place didn’t look the same? When in Heaven, will we have to study to learn or ask a name to get a acquainted? As a believer, I am careful to stay scriptural in my thinking. Is there an example as such elsewhere in Scripture? Anyway, just a thought.
The fact is that the disciples knew who Elijah and MOses were without being introduced. How else would they have known them but by the Spirit of God? Here is more about how we will recogninze our loved ones in heaven after we pass into glory. Please read this Jerry: https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/will-we-recognize-friends-and-family-in-heaven/