The Chair of Moses

The Transfiguration (Matt. 17 / Mark 9 / Luke 9) visually enacts Hebrews 1:1-2: Moses and Elijah appear representing the Law and the Prophets, but God's voice from heaven says "This is my Son — hear him." The old revelation is present and honored, but the new word is through Jesus. This is "Hebrews 1 in living illustration."

The Transfiguration as a visual fulfillment of Hebrews 1:1-2's funnel from prophecy to Son

Andy Stanley's "unhitching from the Old Testament" teaching conflates two different questions: (1) Are Christians under the law of Moses? and (2) Must Christians believe the Old Testament is true? Acts 15 answers question 1 (no, Gentiles need not keep Torah); it says nothing about question 2. Stanley's conflation leads him to suggest that disbelieving the OT is an acceptable option for struggling Christians.

Critiquing Andy Stanley's conflation of applicability of OT law with the truthfulness of the OT

Jude 9 — Michael disputing with Satan over Moses's body and saying "the Lord rebuke you" — is the most interesting passage in the debate. If Jude alludes to Zechariah 3:2 (where it is Yahweh himself speaking those words), then identifying Michael with Jesus would actually require elevating Michael to divine status, not demoting Jesus. Either way, Jude 4 calls Jesus our "only Master and Lord" in the same letter.

Jude 9 and Zechariah 3:2: the Michael-Jesus identification actually requires exalting Michael to deity