2006-11-30 14:02:51 · 8 answers · asked by game starved 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Transfiguration of Christ is the culminating point of His public life, as His Baptism is its starting point, and His Ascension its end. Moreover, this glorious event has been related in detail by St. Matthew (17:1-6), St. Mark (9:1-8), and St. Luke (9:28-36), while St. Peter (2 Peter 1:16-18) and St. John (1:14), two of the privileged witnesses, make allusion to it.
About a week after His sojourn in Cæsarea Philippi, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them to a high mountain apart, where He was transfigured before their ravished eyes. St. Matthew and St. Mark express this phenomenon by the word metemorphothe, which the Vulgate renders transfiguratus est. The Synoptics explain the true meaning of the word by adding "his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow," according to the Vulgate, or "as light," according to the Greek text.
This dazzling brightness which emanated from His whole Body was produced by an interior shining of His Divinity. False Judaism had rejected the Messias, and now true Judaism, represented by Moses and Elias, the Law and the Prophets, recognized and adored Him, while for the second time God the Father proclaimed Him His only-begotten and well-loved Son. By this glorious manifestation the Divine Master, who had just foretold His Passion to the Apostles (Matthew 16:21), and who spoke with Moses and Elias of the trials which awaited Him at Jerusalem, strengthened the faith of his three friends and prepared them for the terrible struggle of which they were to be witnesses in Gethsemani, by giving them a foretaste of the glory and heavenly delights to which we attain by suffering.
2006-11-30 14:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
THAT HE COULD SHOW MOSES AND ELISHA THAT JESUS WAS HERE
The transfiguration of Moses and Elisha is Matt.17:1-8; Jesus proved to them
that every thing is going as planned. All God has to do, is zap-um back with
the spirit of life, that is what he has, it is his, his spirit is the life of
the soul James 2:26; Psm.49.14; Acts.2:27-31; Psm.115:15-17; 146:3,4;
John 5:28,29[ Jesus can zap-us back when the time comes ]; Isa.26:19;
Psm.104:29,30; [ He also went to visit the angels that sinned in Gen.6:2,4;
1Pet.3:18-20; Angels do not die Luke 20:34-36;
2006-11-30 14:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus speaking to his disciples said that there were some standing here that would not die before seeing him in Kingdom Glory, the transfiguration was the showing of his Kingdom Glory when God would give him the Kingdom rule.
2006-11-30 14:06:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This awesome event likely took place on one of the ridges of Mount Hermon, where Jesus and the three apostles spent the night. The transfiguration evidently occurred at night, making it especially vivid. One reason Jesus called it a vision was that long-dead Moses and Elijah were not literally present. Only Christ was actually there. (Matthew 17:8, 9) Such a dazzling display gave Peter, James, and John a spectacular foregleam of Jesus’ glorious presence in Kingdom power. Moses and Elijah find parallels in Jesus’ anointed joint heirs, and the vision powerfully reinforced his testimony about the Kingdom and his future kingship.
The transfiguration helped to strengthen the faith of the three apostles who were to play a leading role in the Christian congregation. Christ’s shining face, his glistening garments, and God’s own voice declaring that Jesus was His beloved Son to whom they should listen, all of this served its purpose most effectively.
Of utmost importance was God’s proclamation: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved; listen to him.” This statement focuses attention on Jesus as God’s enthroned King, to whom all creation must render obedience. The overshadowing cloud indicated that the fulfillment of this vision would be invisible. It would be discernible only with the eyes of understanding on the part of those who recognize “the sign” of Jesus’ invisible presence in Kingdom power. (Matthew 24:3) In fact, Jesus’ instruction not to tell the vision to anyone until he had risen from the dead shows that his exaltation and glorification would come after his resurrection.
How strengthening this vision proves to be, both to Jesus and to the disciples! The vision is, as it were, a preview of Christ’s Kingdom glory. The disciples saw, in effect, the “Son of man coming in his kingdom,” just as Jesus had promised a week earlier. After Jesus’ death, Peter wrote about having ‘become eyewitnesses of Christ’s magnificence while we were with him in the holy mountain.’
2006-11-30 18:23:23 · answer #4 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the disciples who accompanied Jesus that day were allowed to see Jesus as he would appear in heaven. His face, body and clothes shone brilliantly pure white, so much so they could hardly stand to look at him.
Jesus was also in the company of Moses and Elijah, who spoke with Jesus about his upcoming crucifixion and encouraged him.
2006-11-30 14:09:08 · answer #5 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to declare to be a Christian you should have self belief that the Bible is genuine... God stated that he's the Alpha & Omega...there is not any different...hence, i'm unable to well known any reality to the different faux Gods... they're meerly an illustration of disobedience that landed their human beings in rejection and poverty (like those with the golden calf in Scripture)...except for, u . s . a . might want to deliver all of them out of the following... and get ourselves decrease back proper with God before we fall...
2016-11-28 02:52:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
transform to higher level of counsciousness
2006-11-30 14:05:30 · answer #7 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is when he first started to wear a dress
2006-11-30 14:08:12 · answer #8 · answered by zero d 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋