Luke 9:32 Meaning and Explanation
“But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.”
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What Does Luke 9:32 Mean?
The three disciples are heavy with sleep even as glory blazes nearby. Waking fully at last, they see it: his glory, and the two men standing with him. They will be drowsy again at Gethsemane, at the other unveiling, when glory wears the form of agony.
How much of God shines near us while we doze. The disciples almost slept through the transfiguration, and the mercy is that they woke in time to see. Spiritual dullness is the common condition; seeing is a gift. Those who ask Christ to keep them awake, attentive in prayer, alert to his presence, find there is far more glory in their ordinary days than they had ever noticed.
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What does Luke 9:32 mean?
Peter and his companions, heavy with sleep, wake fully and see the glory of Jesus and the two men standing with him.