"There shall no sign be given unto this generation" (Mark viii, 12). "There shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas" (Matthew xvi, 4). 195 On the way to Caesarea Philippi what remarkable discovery was made by Peter? Matthew: "He [Jesus] asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of Man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven" (xvi, 13-17). According to Matthew, Jesus is astonished at the discovery of Peter and attributes it to a revelation from Heaven. Yet previous to this, and in the presence of Peter, according to the same writer, the other disciples had declared him to be "the Son of God" (Matthew xiv, 33). 196 The Synoptics all declare that the Messiahship of Jesus was not revealed to his disciples until late in his ministry. Is this true? John: It is not. It was known to them at the beginning of his ministry. Before Peter was called Andrew said, "We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ" (i, 41). On the following day Nathanael said to Jesus, "Thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel" (49). 197 When did the Transfiguration take place? Matthew and Mark: Six days after the discourse in which he announced his second coming (Matt. xvii, 1; Mark ix, 2). Luke: "About an eight days after these sayings" (ix, 28). 198 Was the countenance of Jesus changed? Matthew and Luke: It was. "And his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light" (Matt. xvii, 2). "The fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistening" (Luke ix, 29). Mark: The appearance of his raiment only was changed. "And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow" (ix, 3). 199 When did Peter propose building the three tabernacles to Jesus, Moses and Elias? Matthew and Mark: While Moses and Elias were yet with them (Matt. xvii, 3, 4; Mark ix, 4-8). Luke: After they had departed (ix, 33). 200 What did the voice from the clouds declare? Mark and Luke: "This is my beloved Son; hear ye him" (Mark ix, 7; Luke ix, 35). Matthew: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him" (xvii, 5). Luke's account of the Transfiguration differs in many respects from that of Matthew and Mark. Luke says that Jesus went up into the mountain to pray; Matthew and Mark make no mention of this. Luke says the disciples were asleep when Moses and Elias appeared. According to Matthew and Mark they were awake. Luke says that Moses and Elias "spake of his decease." Matthew and Mark do not know what they talked about. 201 Who witnessed the Transfiguration?