GOSPEL READING: Mt 17:1-9
Peter, James and John are there with Jesus. When these three are there, then there is something very important is going to take place. They are invited to experience something very special, which in turn would be one of the basics for the kingdom. This experience is given right at the beginning of their journey towards Jerusalem (still they are in Galilee) and they are asked not to reveal this until after his resurrection. So this experience is something to do with his death and resurrection.
They all have a vision of Moses and Elijah. Moses was the first one to experience Yahweh and share this experience with the enslaved Israelites. This sharing of God experience became the foundation for their liberation. Elijah was the first prophet who made the Israelites (who were enslaved to the Canaanite religion) re-live the God experience on mount Carmel. So the vision made them to reflect on God experience.
The experience on this mountain top is an experience of the Glory of Jesus. This will lead to another mountain top experience on Calvary. The second experience will be an experience of the Cross. One experience leads to the other. The experience of the glory will help (or should help) the awaiting experience of the cross. A disciple should learn to see glory in the cross and learn to see the cross in the glory.
தாபோர் மலை அனுபவம் அவசியமானது. இது கல்வாரி மலை அனுபவத்திற்கு முன்னோடியாக இருக்கிறது. தாபோர் மலை அனுபவம் பற்றி உயிர்ப்புக்கு முன் யாரிடமும் கூறக்கூடாது என்பது அந்த அனுபத்தை முக்கியப்படுத்துகிறது. தாபோர் மலை அனுபவமும் இறப்பு (கல்வாரி மலை அனுபவம்) உயிர்ப்பு போன்ற நிகழ்வுகளோடு இனைந்தது.
