2 Peter 1:17

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17For when He was invested with honor and [the radiance of the 1:17 The word “Shekinah” does not appear in Scripture, but has been used by both Christians and Jews to describe the visible divine Presence of God (the brilliant light of the divine), in such things as the burning bush, the cloud and the pillar of fire that led the Hebrews in the wilderness, and the Presence of God that rested between the cherubim over the mercy seat of the ark.Shekinah] glory from God the Father, such a voice as this came to Him from the [splendid] Majestic Glory [in the bright cloud that overshadowed Him, saying], 1:17 With these words God affirms the deity of Jesus and His divine essence.“This is My Son, My Beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased and delighted”— [Matt 17:5]