Matthew 17

It Matthew 17 we get a glimpse of Jesus in His glory. Jesus was transfigured into His heavenly state - the way He is described in Revelation - and He spoke with two men from the past. Some think that Moses and Elijah are the two witnesses in Revelation because they witnessed Jesus in His earthly ministry.

Another interesting thing is that Peter wanted to build tents for them, and the Feast of Tabernacles (where Israel lives in tents for a week) is thought to be prophetic of Jesus's second coming, when He will appear on earth in His heavenly state.

And they heard God speak again, and God repeated the same thing He said at Jesus's baptism.

Then Jesus returned with them and they asked Him about the second coming of Elijah, which Jesus pointed out was fulfilled by John the Baptist.

The first thing Jesus did after the transfiguration was cast out a demon that His disciples could not cast out. Then He showed frustration with them for not being able to cast it out saying, "how long must I put up with you," which He followed up with a lesson on the power of faith. When Jesus told them they could move mountains with their faith He was basically telling them that with God they had a lot more power at their disposal than they thought they did. Trusting God even a little can result in you doing greater things than you can imagine, but you have to trust Him first.

Then Jesus told them that He was going to die and be raised to life again, but it's as if they only heard the first part because they were grieved.

Then there's a little story about paying a tax to the temple. Kings don't make thier sons pay taxes. Jesus is the Son of God, and God is the "King" of the temple, so Jesus would normally be exempt from paying the tax since He is the Son of the Most High. But Jesus showed humility in willingly paying the tax rather than claiming His royal rights.