The Majestic Glory

2 Peter 1:17-18

17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased” —  18 and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

Here Peter gives validity to Jesus and what He taught them about His coming (v. 16), as he recalls when he (and James and John) saw Jesus transformed before them into a glorious state on a mountain (Matt. 17:5), and when God spoke to Him out of a cloud and said, “This is my beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased.”

The Importune Prayers of Elijah and Daniel

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We will continue our study of Importunity in prayer with two more holy men, Elijah and Daniel.

 

Elijah’s Prayer, 1 Kings 18:41- 45

 Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth, and put his face between his knees. 43 And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go back” seven times. 44 And it came about at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, a cloud as small as a man’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot…

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