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      • The Transfiguration is significant because it was the glorification of the body of Jesus. Those with Him saw Jesus in His glory. The appearance of Moses and Elijah testified that Jesus was the one of whom the law and prophets spoke. The approving testimony of God the Father further confirmed the identity of Jesus.
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  1. Jan 17, 2021 · Apparently the answer is Peter, James, and John (Matt. 17:1). All three evangelists place this puzzling statement immediately before the transfiguration, and then frame the transfiguration in chronological reference to it (e.g., “And after six days,” Matt. 16:28–17:1; Mark 9:1–2; Luke 9:27–28).

  2. The Transfiguration was the glorification of the human body of God the Son, Jesus Christ. On this occasion His body underwent a change in form, a metamorphosis, so that it shone as brightly as the sun. At the time of the Transfiguration, Jesus’ earthly ministry was coming to a close.

  3. Mar 14, 2024 · Christ underwent a dramatic change in appearance in order that the disciples could behold Him in His glory. The disciples, who had only known Him in His human body, now had a greater realization of the deity of Christ, though they could not fully comprehend it.

  4. What is the transfiguration of Jesus? Peter, James and John saw a vision of Jesus transformed in a glorified body, talking with Moses and Elijah. They heard a voice from heaven saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”

  5. The Transfiguration was the glorification of the human body of Jesus. On this occasion His body underwent a change in form, a metamorphosis, so that it shone as brightly as the sun. At the time of the Transfiguration, Jesus' earthly ministry was coming to a close.

  6. Jan 26, 2022 · When Jesus was transfigured, His brilliant bright form was a way for Jesus to help His disciples gain a greater understanding of who He was and, in fact, that He was deity. By viewing Jesus in His transfigured form, the disciples were able to get a glimpse of His glory.

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  8. In 2 Peter 1:16-21 he acknowledges that the word of Jesus is sure and confirmed and that we must not move away from it. In that passage he tells us that the transfiguration, of which he was a witness, carried this significance. The transfiguration was a statement about the authority of Jesus.