2023-Aug-6: The Transfiguration of Our Lord
2023-Aug-05: The transfiguration of our Lord Opening prayer Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing us together today to study your Word. Help us to find the true meaning of your mysteries. May your peace be in our hearts, your grace be in our thoughts, your love be in our words and your joy be in our souls. May your Spirit guide us, your words bring us your peace, your shield protect us, and your wisdom arm us, wherever you may lead us. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 The prophet Daniel was a righteous man of princely lineage and lived about 620–538 B.C. He was carried off to Babylon in 605 B.C. by Nebuchadnezzar, the Assyrian, but was still living when Assyria was overthrown by the Medes and Persians. The text, an apocalyptic dream, gives a physical description of God, a rare occurrence in the Old Testament. Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 provides a clear picture of the person of Jesus of Nazareth, particularly of his divine being. Second Daniel is set w...