R.C. Sproul

He wanted to build a booth, one for Elijah, one for Moses, one for them, that they could stay there, live on the mountaintop, bask in the ecstasy.

of this vision of the glory of God.

And Jesus said, forget about the booth.

We have to go to Jerusalem.

And there I have to die.

At which point Peter uttered his first papal encyclical, betraying his lack of infallibility when he said, this will never end.

It happened.

But he saw that glory.

He sat on the mountain of transfiguration.

He also saw it on the mountain of ascension.

These things, what Peter is saying is, are too important, too precious to let you forget.

So I'm going to remind them to you.

I'm going to tell them to you again and again and

And because I saw them, and because I heard them, I'm not worried about putting off this tent.

My bags are packed, and I'm ready to go.

Now, if an apostle walked in here this evening and we had a chance to have him come up and lead a question and answer, and we would say to the apostle, tell us what our priorities should be.

What would you say if that apostle said to you the most important question you could ever get answered in this lifetime is the question, am I numbered among the elect?

We're going to continue our study of the second epistle of Saint Peter.

I will be reading from chapter 1, beginning at verse 5, and reading through verse 11.

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue.