Churches, Mosques, and Gravestones: What do They Have in Common?

New American Prophet ^ | March 22, 2026 | Michael Bresciani

[Rev M. Bresciani]

“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.” (Mt 17:1-2)

When Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a high mountain to show them this amazing moment where he was transfigured and glowed with such brilliance that he outshined the sun, Peter’s reaction was very earthly.

Peter wanted to build tabernacles in places where people could come and worship where this event took place. It’s almost like, let’s build a church where this event took place. Let’s build some edifice or reminder or marker of some holy event that took place.

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TOPICS: History; Religion
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; cathedrals; churches; gravestones; mosques; nobodyaskedyou

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[PGalt]

Thanks

[Terry L Smith]

They are all constructs of man, with the idea that they leave their mark on this world .

[Larry Lucido]

They all pimp their own blogs?

[dangus]

Oh, brother! The inane things that preachers come up with, desperate to find fault all previous preachers to explain why sin still exists in their communities!

Mosques didn’t exist for 600 years after that, so including them is just to create a totally invalid guilt by association.

Church buildings didn’t exist because given the Roman oppression, it was more practical to meet in secret in people’s homes. But, in fact, the early Church did meet in synagogues during the time of the apostles until they were driven out of the synagogues by Roman-fearing Jews. While this was plainly a carry-over from the Jews, nowhere did the apostles disapprove of using synagogues to meet.

[No name given]

Correct.

[larrytown]

I find these to be good reminders that Easter is coming up - it’s the time of year when all the Christian-bashing ramps up. Even from other Christians.

[Larry Lucido]

I’m walking around Macomb Mall in Michigan I just saw the Easter Bunny. Not getting my picture taken with him though.

[larrytown]

I heard he’s ‘handsy’.

[Honorary Serb]

AI Overview
Mount Tabor - Basilica of the Transfiguration - Custodia di ...
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration is located on the summit of Mount Tabor in Israel, traditionally believed to be the site of Christ’s Transfiguration. This monastery complex, featuring a church consecrated in 1862, stands near the Franciscan Basilica of the Transfiguration. It features traditional orthodox icons and celebrates a night vigil on August 19th (new calendar Aug 6).

Key Details of the Greek Orthodox Monastery:
Location: Mount Tabor, Lower Galilee, Israel.
History: The church was founded in 1859 by a Romanian monk named Irinarh Rosetti and completed in 1862 by his disciple, Nectarie Banul.
Features: It is situated on the northeastern part of the summit, near the Church of the Prophet Elijah.

Tradition: Orthodox tradition holds that the divine transfiguration, where Jesus appeared radiant, occurred on this site.
Visit Information: While the main Roman Catholic Basilica is prominently marked, the Greek Orthodox site is nearby. The church is sometimes closed, and visitors may need to ask for it to be opened.
Key Event: A night vigil is held on the Feast of the Transfiguration (August 19), with many Orthodox pilgrims visiting the site.

The summit also hosts the Franciscan Basilica of the Transfiguration (completed in 1924) and ruins from12th-century Benedictine sites.

[AZJeep]

Peter wanted to build tabernacles

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Hi wish was granted.
Christians eventually build three churches there, just like Peter wanted!

[fidelis]

I find these to be good reminders that Easter is coming up - it’s the time of year when all the Christian-bashing ramps up. Even from other Christians.

Yup. Christmas too. Just like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano every year, you can set your calendar by it.

[fidelis]

I’m walking around Macomb Mall in Michigan I just saw the Easter Bunny.

Well, since he lost his gig leading Biden around, he's got to make a living somehow.

[fidelis]

In fact, not even the Jewish temples, which God once instructed Israelites to build, will be built again in the future, because during all eternity there will be no temples, only God and man living together. Or, as Revelation says, the tabernacle of God is with men.

You've got that right. However the rest of the article is built on the premise that houses of worship etc are built with the motive to simply to glorify ourselves. In fact, the motive of most Christians in building anything from the simplest country church to the Notre Dame Cathedral is to have a suitable place to gather together and give glory to God. House churches were and are fine if you have only a handful of believers in a location (especially if they are poor and/or under persecution). But as the Church grows, that becomes impractical.

As far as the practice of erecting monuments to mark the places of significant encounters with God, we see that very thing in the Old Testament, especially among the patriarchs. We see no indication that God disapproved of such a practice or that anything negative came of it. In New Testament times, those who witnessed the events described therein preserved the memory of where these events took place which is how we know where they are today. If it was important to the very first Christians who saw and heard Jesus and the Apostles, it should be important to us.

[Rev M. Bresciani]

Thanks for your view of things. Makes good sense, thank you.