The Transfiguration

Luke's account of the Transfiguration is found in 9:28-36. It is a foretaste of the unexplainable nature of the kingdom of God, the kingdom where Jesus is king. Notice how Peter gets this big idea of how they could build three tents, one for Moses, one for Elijah and one for Jesus. But Jesus is not on a par with these two men, as great as they are in the Hebrew Scriptures. As the old hymn, "Fairest Lord Jesus," says, "Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight and all the twinkling starry host. Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer than all the angels heaven can boast." So the cloud of glory envelopes the disciples and Jesus and the two prophets and the Father speaks, "This is my beloved Son, listen to him!" And when the cloud lifted, they saw only Jesus. 

I believe the true test of an experience from God is how well the soul is focused on the Lord Jesus. If the soul is focused on something else or someone else, we have the right, perhaps the responsibility to suspect it.