the Father’s voice was heard from the cloud: ‘This is my beloved Son. Hear him!’ (Mark 9:7). Instead of a substitute voice, in Jesus we have the voice of God in the flesh. The voice of Jesus spoke and taught as someone with authority, and not like the scribes. His disciples were dumbfounded. The people were astonished and glorified God, who had given such authority to men. This selfsame Jesus said, ‘All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all
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