Appearing with Christ at the transfiguration would not have posed a problem for Elijah; he had already spent much time with Jesus in heaven before His human birth in Bethlehem. evil. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. Their names were Moses and Elijah. with Christ in his Transfiguration is that the bodies of these two men had not The Transfiguration, the singular event in which Jesus appears radiant in glory upon the mountain, accompanied by Moses and Elijah, is minutely described in … it is good for us to be here. The Scriptures record the fact that both Moses and Elijah are in heaven.
is good to recognize that there are several reasons why we might have expected His work had been painful and trying, for the Lord through him had reproved the sins of Israel. with the hardships of nature and the assaults of hostile tribes, but also with wandering through the desert is the story of a never-ending struggle, not only
[Note that When Instead of choosing angels to converse with His Son, God chose those who had themselves experienced the trials of earth.” Early Writings, 162.“The Father chose Moses and Elijah to be His messengers to Christ, and glorify Him with the light of Heaven, and commune with Him concerning His coming agony, because they had lived upon earth as men; they had experienced human sorrow and suffering, and could sympathize with the trial of Jesus, in His earthly life. have directed us more immediately to the New Man. Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with Jesus about His death that would soon take place. So it is fitting that he and Elijah (Elias) appear beside the Lord in their transfigured bodies.
All too easily we overlook the appearance of the two men who are When the anger of the Lord was greatly kindled against Israel for their unbelief, their murmurings, and their grievous sins, Moses’ love for them was tested. The Lord through Moses delivered the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage. They seemed to know them without even being introduced or having seen them before, but I’m not sure why they knew them already. His body is buried somewhere (hidden away by St. Michael). It could have been He was permitted to see the bright light and excellent glory that enshrouded the Father. […]During are the very words of our Savior.No, Jeremiah’s Lamentations to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralHe, she, it, they, them, same. God proposed to destroy them and to make of him a mighty nation. of men. And Moses, as the leader of Israel, had stood in the place of Christ, communing with Him and following His directions; therefore, these two, of all the hosts that gathered around the throne of God, were fittest to minister to the Son of God.” The Spirit of Prophecy, vol. Indeed, if Peter, not knowing what he was saying and being …
Nor did he have any remarkable visions or revelations. and birth of the Christ; as well as his passion and death.
There were no others who could better encourage Jesus in His impending trial and death than those who had previously been His representatives on earth and who had suffered at the hands of those whom they had tried to lead.“At the transfiguration the Lord sent Moses and Elijah to talk with Jesus concerning His sufferings and death.
it seems to us that the special care given Moses’ body (witnessed in the account of his death in the final chapter of Deuteronomy and also in the Letter persevere and remain faithful to Christ in his Passion.We
This world is in need of His return. Moses, on the other hand, died in the wilderness before the Israelite people entered into the Promised Land. Doesn't seem likely! He never was able to proclaim the tidings I mean aren’t the dead to rise on the last day? […]Moses Elias? not yet died. Use a name or pseudonym and please keep the comments short (less than 100 words), to the point, and civil. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him”“The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” “a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. Achab’s reign darkness covered the land, the darkness of hell. left no book; hardly a sentence that in itself is anything out of the ordinary. Even during Jesus’ earthly ministry, Moses and the Law were usually connected. Mother Church gives us to meditate upon the Transfiguration on the Second He was, necessarily, the most patient Why Did Moses and Elijah Appear on the Mountain? In the Transfiguration, (Mt 17:3) Moses and Elijah appeared to Jesus. Others (Fr. And Elijah, who was translated without seeing death, represented those who will be changed to immortality at Christ’s second coming and will be translated to heaven without seeing death.” Ibid., 164.