1. Transfiguration of Jesus
Matt 17:1-8
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2. Transfiguration of Jesus
Glorification by God The Father!
The Transfiguration of Christ is the culminating point of His public life, as His Baptism is its starting point, and His Ascension its end.
This dazzling brightness which emanated from His whole Body was produced by an interior shining of His Divinity.
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.
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3. Transfiguration of Jesus
Foretaste of Suffering and Glorification.
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.
Transfiguration by Lodovico Carracci, 1594, depicting Elijah, Jesus, and Moses with the three apostles.
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4. Transfiguration of Jesus
12th century icon of the Transfiguration
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5. Transfiguration of Jesus
Jesus ordered them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” Matt 17:9
The concept of the Transfiguration as a preview and an anticipation of the Resurrection includes several theological components. On one hand it cautions the disciples, and hence the reader, that the glory of the Transfiguration, and the message of Jesus, can only be understood in the context of his death and resurrection, and not simply on its own.
Transfiguration by Alexandr Ivanov, 1824
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6. Transfiguration of Jesus
What Church Fathers say!
In the 2nd century, Church Father Saint Irenaeus was fascinated by the Transfiguration and wrote: "the glory of God is a live human being and a truly human life is the vision of God".
St. Augustine wrote: “He is the Word of God, the Word of God in the Law, the Word of God in the Prophets.”
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7. Transfiguration of Jesus
The Poem of The Man-God: Ch. 348
« Oh! Master, my God! » exclaims Peter.  « How shall we be able to live near You, now that we have seen Your Glory?  How shall we be able to live among men and among ourselves, since we are sinners, and we have heard the Voice of God? »
Jesus replied Peter: « You will have to live beside Me and see My glory until the end. Be holy, strong and faithful in remembrance of this hour.  You will take part in My greater glory. »
Pietro Perugino, c. 1500
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8. Transfiguration of Jesus
Reflections of Transfiguration Jesus says:
# When you are before your Jesus and He shows Himself to you, I want you to have the same feelings of humility and repentance as My apostles had.  You must never be proud.  You would be punished by losing Me. 
Mosaic of the Transfigration, St. Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
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# You must always bear in mind Who I am and who you are.  You must always remember your faults and My perfection so that your heart may be cleansed by contrition.  But at the same time you must put so much trust in Me.
# I show Myself to you to elevate you all, not to incinerate you.
# Be holy, strong and faithful in remembrance of this hour.
Raphael, c. 1520
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# I have invited you to superhuman deeds by means of superhuman visions and lessons, so that you may be of greater help to Me.  
# I make you partners in My work.  But I have never had and I never have a minute's rest.  Because Evil never rests and Good must be always active to make void the work of the Enemy as much as possible. 
# We must work continuously and sacrifice ourselves unremittingly for the harvest of God.
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11. Transfiguration of Jesus
# May My continuous contact sanctify you;
# May My continuous teaching fortify you;
# May My fond love for you make you faithful against all snares.
Icon in Yaroslavl, Russia, 1516
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12. Transfiguration of Jesus
# Let your "voices" repeat My words. 
# Let your lives be devoted to this work.
# Satisfied pride makes mind and soul listless and prayer becomes tepid and inert, just as the body, when it is too full, becomes sleepy and sluggish.
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13. Transfiguration of Jesus
# We shall be equal in our work, in our grief, in our glory.  Here I am the Master and the Example.  There I shall be the Reward and the King. 
# To have Me will be your blessedness.  It will mean forgetting sorrow.  It will be what no revelation is yet sufficient to make you understand, because the joy of the future life is by far superior to the possibility of imagination of a human creature still joined to a human body.
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14. Transfiguration of Jesus
Witness by Peter!
For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
2 Peter 1:16-18
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# I have explained several times to you that every disease, as it is a torment and a disorder, may conceal Satan and Satan may hide himself in a disease, causing it and making use of it to torture a soul and make it curse God.
# Prayer and fasting. Nothing else is required. Pray and fast. And not only in your bodies. It is good for you that your pride has been left devoid of satisfaction.
Andrey Ivanov, 1807
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