Reference: Transfiguration
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Mt 17:1-9; 2Pe 1:16-18. This remarkable event in the life of Christ probably took place on Hermon or some other mountain not far from Caesarea Philippi; the tradition which assigns it to Tabor not being sustained. See TABOR. The whole form and raiment of the Savior appeared in supernatural glory. The Law and the Prophets, in the persons of Moses and Elijah, did homage to the Gospel. By communing with Christ on the theme most momentous to mankind, his atoning death, they evinced the harmony that exists between the old and new dispensations, and the sympathy between heaven and earth; while the voice from heaven in their hearing gave him honor and authority over all. Besides its great purpose, the attestation of Christ's Messiahship and divinity, this scene demonstrated the continued existence of departed spirits in an unseen world, furnished in the Savior's person an emblem of humanity glorified, and aided in preparing both him and his disciples for their future trials.
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And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately. And was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as the light. read more. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared unto them, talking with Him. And Peter responding, said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: it you will, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. He still speaking, behold, a white cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted; hear ye Him. And the disciples, hearing, fell on their face, and feared exceedingly. And Jesus came to them and touching them said, Arise, and fear not. And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only. And they coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man may rise from the dead.
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The Transfiguration is a mysterious occurrence in the life of our Lord, which must be seen and felt, rather than understood. It produced a sense of awe in the hearts of the disciples (Mt 17:6). Its value is symbolic. Silence regarding it is enjoined by Jesus, and practised by the disciples until the Resurrection, with which it is closely connected in significance. The problem of the transfigured body of Jesus and of the Resurrection body is the same. The event is referred to by Jesus Himself as a vision (hor
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And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately. And was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as the light. read more. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared unto them, talking with Him. And Peter responding, said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: it you will, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. He still speaking, behold, a white cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted; hear ye Him. And the disciples, hearing, fell on their face, and feared exceedingly.
And the disciples, hearing, fell on their face, and feared exceedingly. And Jesus came to them and touching them said, Arise, and fear not. read more. And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only. And they coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man may rise from the dead.
And they coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man may rise from the dead. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that it behooves Elijah to come first? read more. And Jesus responding said to them, Elijah indeed comes, and will restore all things: but I say unto you, that Elijah has already come, and they recognized Him not, but did unto Him so many things as they wished; thus the Son of man is also about to suffer by them. Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them concerning John the Baptist.
After six days Jesus takes Peter, and John, and James, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately alone; and was transfigured before them: and His raiment became resplendent, exceedingly white like snow; as no fuller on earth is able to whiten. read more. And Elijah was seen by them with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter responding says to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: for he did not know what he might say; for they were afraid. And there was a cloud overshadowing them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear ye Him. And immediately looking around, they saw no one, but Jesus only with them. And they coming down from the mountain, He charged them, that they should relate to no one the things which they saw, until the Son of man may rise from the dead. And they held the word to themselves, inquiring, what it is to rise from the dead. And they asked Him, saying, that the scribes say, that it behooves Elijah first to come. He responding said to them, Elijah indeed having first come, restores all things: and how has it been written in reference to the Son of man, that he should suffer many things, and be set at naught? But I say unto you, that Elijah indeed has come, and they did unto him so many things as they wished, as has been written in reference to him.
It came to pass, while He was praying alone, His disciples came to Him. And He asked them, saying, Whom do the multitudes say that I am? They responding said, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen. read more. And He said to them, But whom do you say that I am? And Peter responding said, The Christ of God. And having charged them, He commanded them to tell it to no one. Saying, That it behooved the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be killed, and to rise the third day.
Saying, That it behooved the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be killed, and to rise the third day. And He spoke to all, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. read more. For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake, he shall save it. For what is a man profited, gaining the whole world, and losing or forfeiting himself? For whosoever may be ashamed of me and my words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when He may come in His glory, and that of the Father, and that of the holy angels. And truly I say unto you, There are some of those standing here, who may not taste of death, until they may see the kingdom of God. And it came to pass after these discourses, about eight days, and taking Peter and John and James, He went up into the mountain to pray. And it came to pass while He was praying, the appearance of His countenance was changed, and His raiment shining white.
And it came to pass while He was praying, the appearance of His countenance was changed, and His raiment shining white. And behold two men were talking with Him, who were Moses and Elijah: read more. who being seen in glory, was speaking of His departure which He was about to perfect in Jerusalem.
who being seen in glory, was speaking of His departure which He was about to perfect in Jerusalem. And Peter and those who were along with Him, were burdened with sleep. And having watched through the night, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with him.
And Peter and those who were along with Him, were burdened with sleep. And having watched through the night, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with him. It came to pass when they departed from Him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he says. read more. And he speaking these things there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them; and they were afraid while they were entering into the cloud. And there was a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear ye Him. And while the voice is heard, Jesus is found alone. And they were silent, and they told no one during those days any of those things which they had seen And it came to pass, on the following day, they having come down from the mountain, a multitude met Him. And behold, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, Teacher, I pray thee look upon my son, because he is to me an only child:
And Jesus responds to them, saying, The hour has come, that the Son of man may be glorified. Truly, truly, I say unto you, Unless the grain of wheat having fallen into the ground may die, it remains alone; but if it may die, it produces much fruit. read more. The one loving his soul shall lose it; but the one that hateth his soul in this world will preserve it unto eternal life. If any one may minister unto me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my minister be: if any one may minister unto me, the Father will honor him. Now my soul is troubled; and what do I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on this account I came to this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then a voice came from heaven, I have indeed glorified thee, and will glorify thee again. Then the multitudes standing, hearing, said, That it was thunder; others said, An angel has spoken to Him. Jesus responded and said, This voice was not on account of me, but on account of you. Now is the judgment of this world: now the prince of this world shall be cast out. And if I may be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men towards me. And He spoke this, signifying by what death He was about to die. Then the multitude responded to Him; We have heard from the law that Christ abideth forever; and how do You say, That it behooveth the Son of man to be lifted up? who is this Son of man? Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk about as you have the light, in order that the darkness may not overtake you: and he that walketh about in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may be the sons of light. And Jesus spoke these things, and having gone out was hidden from them.
For not having followed cunningly devised fables, have we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For having received from God the Father the honor and glory of such a voice having been borne to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. read more. We, being with him in the holy mount, heard this voice borne from heaven.
Morish
A word indicating the change which took place in the appearance of Jesus in the vision on the holy mount. The Lord, speaking to His disciples prior to the transfiguration, said that some should see "the Son of man coming in his kingdom;" "the kingdom of God come with power;" and Matthew records that Christ "was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light." Peter says he was an eyewitness of His majesty. It was therefore a short glimpse of the Lord Jesus invested with glory, as He is now on high, and as he will be in His kingdom. The law and the prophets were represented by Moses and Elias; but when Peter proposed to make three tabernacles, he was silenced by a voice from heaven, saying "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him." Mt 17:1-8; Mr 9:2; Lu 9:28; 2Pe 1:16. The same Greek word is applied to the Christian as being 'transformed' in Ro 12:2, and as being 'changed' in 2Co 3:18: metamorphosed.
Early writers fixed on Mount Tabor as the Mount of Transfiguration; but it is more probable that it was on some part of Mount Hermon, which would have been more private. The Lord was also in that locality.
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And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately. And was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as the light. read more. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared unto them, talking with Him. And Peter responding, said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: it you will, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. He still speaking, behold, a white cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted; hear ye Him. And the disciples, hearing, fell on their face, and feared exceedingly. And Jesus came to them and touching them said, Arise, and fear not. And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only.
After six days Jesus takes Peter, and John, and James, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately alone; and was transfigured before them:
And it came to pass after these discourses, about eight days, and taking Peter and John and James, He went up into the mountain to pray.
and he not fashioned after this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
But we all, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.