The Bible is massive, filled with answers to life’s questions—but NOT to every question. Many interesting things are left out. Here are three:
The Transfiguration.
Before His arrest, Elijah and Moses met with Jesus and talked to Him about his death. What did they say? Did they encourage Him? Remind Him of His purpose? Remind Him how amazing Heaven would be after a little more suffering on Earth? The disciples knew it was Elijah and Moses; they knew what was being discussed. But no one wrote it down.
The Song After the Last Supper.
Matthew writes that after the Last Supper, “they sang a hymn and went out.” What hymn? Maybe Psalm 22 which prophecies the crucifixion? Some religions do not sing. But as Billy Graham said, “We have a singing faith.” Why do we sing? Why did God give us the gift of worship through music? I wonder what Jesus and the disciples sounded like? Did anyone sing harmony? Was Jesus a bass or a tenor? Wouldn’t it be amazing to know.
The Road to Emmaus.
After Jesus was resurrected, He appeared to a pair of believers who were walking to Emmaus. He pretended not to know the news about the crucifixion, they filled Him in, and He spent the rest of the walk explaining that everything in the scriptures prophesied that the Messiah would die for the people. It sounds like these two got the best explanation ever—but it was not written down. What did Jesus say?! It would be amazing to know.[1]
The Bible—even with its 2000 pages, 66 books and 35 authors—is filled with mysteries. John concludes his gospel:
“And there were many other things Jesus did, which, if they were written in detail, I suppose even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written” John 21:25.
(What?! What are we not being told?)
Praise God for the amazing stories, and the abundance of answers to life’s questions. And praise Him too for the mysteries He will reveal only in Heaven.
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[1] After his arduous trip to Rome—including a shipwreck—Paul preached to the Jews “from dawn to dusk… trying to persuade them from the law and the prophets” Acts 28:23. I would love to hear that!
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