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	HIDDEN LDS/JEWISH INSIGHTS Lesson #13 New Testament Gospel Doctrine supplement by Daniel Rona Weekly E-mail Reminder << I WILL GIVE THEE THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (1.) Matthew, Mark Give Chiasmus Using "Keys,""Three Days:" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The transfiguration is sandwiched in a pattern extending beyond geography or chronological events. (The New Testament is an incomplete chronology, since only thirty-one of the Savior's actual days in mortality are mentioned.) ". . . thou art Peter . . . And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven . . . From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must . . . be raised again the third day. (Matthew 16:13-21) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (2.) God's Witness of His Son Becomes the Chiasmas' Center: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The transfiguration happened six days later and, according to President Spencer W. Kimball, occurred on Mount Tabor about sixty-five miles south of Caesarea Philippi. There, the Father said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him." (Matthew 17:1-7) (Mark 9:2-7) The highest compliments rendered by the Father, "beloved" and "I am well pleased," are examples for us to use in place of "pride" or "I am proud of you." In 1989, Prophet and President Ezra Taft Benson gave a profound talk about removing "pride" and "proud" from our language. He taught that there is no justifiable use of the word "proud." He also said, "Pride is ugly." Being pleased is a compliment; being proud seems selfish. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (3.) Tabernacles, Booths – Facing Jerusalem's Temple: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The transfiguration was likely during the Sukkoth season when Jews expect the Prophet Moses (and others) to return, preceding the Messiah's advent. It is the custom to build small booths called tabernacles or in Hebrew, Sukkoth. The festival of Sukkoth is a sequel to Passover (the first full moon after the first day of spring) when Elijah is expected. Sukkoth begins on the first full moon after the first day of fall. Additionally, the transfiguration may have been a special temple-like endowment for Peter, James, and John. "The Savior took Peter, James, and John upon a high mountain and there he, with Moses and Elias, conferred upon these apostles the keys of the priesthood . . . The Lord consecrated and made holy the mountain top, instead of taking the apostles to the temple in Jerusalem, because the temple had become a "den of thieves," having fallen into the hands of apostate Jews who did not worship the true and living God." (Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, Vol.2, Pg.233) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (4.) Mormons, Jews Have High Holy Days – (Convocations): - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ". . . these are Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot . . . on each of them every male Jew was expected to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem." "Interestingly, the rededication of the Temple and the re-celebration of Sukkot paralleled the consecration of Solomon's Temple, which . . . dedication ceremony (was) held on the festival of Sukkot." (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.) Mormons can explain a modern rendition of the two holiest convocations the Children of Israel were commanded to keep, the spring convocation of Passover and Sukkoth is in the fall. They are called General Conference, also coinciding at the same seasons.
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