Today's texts all involve the glory of God revealed to humankind in a real and powerful way. These are some of the rare times in the Bible where the tremendous glory of God was revealed directly to human beings. Most of the time God's glory was revealed in more subtle ways, such as through the miracles of Jesus or the wise teaching of the prophets. Today's text from Luke involves God's glory revealed by Jesus and is traditionally referred to as "The Transfiguration."
The Eastern Orthodox Study Bible concisely describes the Transfiguration as, "the demonstration that Jesus is the Lord of glory despite the fact that he will later suffer and die on the cross." It is a foreshadowing of Christ being raised after death. I guess you could say that the experience the apostles had on the mountain was a break from all the madness of the world. It was a brief, but important, encounter with God's glory, and God's plan for all people.
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