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<blockquote>And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.<ref>Luke 9:29–32; Mark 9:2–4; Matt. 17:2, 3.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.<ref>Luke 9:29–32; Mark 9:2–4; Matt. 17:2, 3.</ref></blockquote> | ||
Jesus demonstrated the transfiguration publicly in order to give his disciples a foretaste of the kingdom of God and to prepare them to undergo the same eventual transformation in their own souls and bodies. To accomplish this the Master transported them to a higher dimension of God’s consciousness, parting the veil that they might see divine personages and a divine event not normally beheld by mortals. | |||
[[File:104667J-medres.jpg|thumb|The transfiguration]] | [[File:104667J-medres.jpg|thumb|The transfiguration]] | ||